Mother-of-God icon hand painted in Romania 30x20 cm
Mother-of-God icon hand painted in Romania 29x21 cm. Icon of the Virgin holding Baby Jesus in her arms, hand painted in Romania following traditional iconographic technics on a plank of wood with a canvas applied on it and covered by layers of plaster. This painting is characterised by the lighting technique: the characters give light, they are not illuminated by external sources of light. This is why the colour gold is predominant, as a symbole of light.
The original icon dated of the XVI centur...
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Mother-of-God icon hand painted in Romania 29x21 cm. Icon of the Virgin holding Baby Jesus in her arms, hand painted in Romania following traditional iconographic technics on a plank of wood with a canvas applied on it and covered by layers of plaster. This painting is characterised by the lighting technique: the characters give light, they are not illuminated by external sources of light. This is why the colour gold is predominant, as a symbole of light.
The original icon dated of the XVI century and is held in the Moldovian monastery of Putna.
Delivered in a velvet and satin blue box with guarantee certificate and a brochure about the icon history.
