Ancient Greek icon, Galaktotrophousa, 19th century, 21x16 in
Ancient Greek icon, Galaktotrophousa, 19th century, 21x16 in. More than in Constantinople, the Makarios or Galaktotrophousa, also known as the Mother of God milk-giver, spread in the 12th century in the Middle East, in the Balkans and in Europe.
A Russian variation is the "Blessed Womb", where the Mother of God holds the Infant Jesus in her left hand.
Recognise that Mary is the Truthful Mother of God is easy. "If the son of the Holy Virgin is God, - wrote Pope Pius XII in his encyclical letter Lux...
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Ancient Greek icon, Galaktotrophousa, 19th century, 21x16 in. More than in Constantinople, the Makarios or Galaktotrophousa, also known as the Mother of God milk-giver, spread in the 12th century in the Middle East, in the Balkans and in Europe.
A Russian variation is the "Blessed Womb", where the Mother of God holds the Infant Jesus in her left hand.
Recognise that Mary is the Truthful Mother of God is easy. "If the son of the Holy Virgin is God, - wrote Pope Pius XII in his encyclical letter Lux Veritatis, - the One that has engendered him deserves to be called Mother of God. As the other women are called and are trully mothers, because they had formed in their womb our mortal substance and Mary has earned the Divine Maternity because she has generated the Only Person of Her Son".
Icon painted with egg tempera on wood and levkas, delivered in an elegant case with signed expertise.
Measures: 21.3x16.1 inches.
