Description
The icon is hand made,in the old traditional manner of Byzantine art.It has been painted with egg,tempera,and gold on canvas & old wood.It is a work of modern art of superior quality.Export of this icon is permitted. The Mother of God is regarded by the Church as having made the greatest contribution to the accomplishment of God's plan of salvation for the human race, second only to the Persons of the Holy Trinity. Theotokos is portrayed as the Vrephokratousa, a bust (Holding the child Christ). The full figure Odigitria symbol serves as the model for the illustration's iconography, which is defined by the Theotokos' extended right hand in front of her chest. Christ is being held in the left arm of the Mother of God. She is placing her right hand in supplication before her chest while turning her head toward her holy Child. Virgin Mary Odigitria
