The Mother Of God Icon "The Sign"

The icon of the mother of God"the Sign" was created in our workshop using the author's technology. Handmade.
The base of the icon is a wooden Board covered with linen canvas. Such a canvas in iconography is called a povoloka and serves to prevent damage to the image in the future.
On the back side of the Board is reinforced with two cross keys and approved by the seal of our workshop.
The icon of the sign is made in an average size of 20 by 26 cm. Under the order production in any size is possible taking into account the customer's wishes.
About the icon:
The icon of the mother of God the sign is one of the oldest iconographic images of the virgin.In the tomb of Saint Agnia in Rome, there is an image of the mother of God with her hands outstretched in prayer and with a Baby sitting on Her lap. This image refers to the IV century. In addition, there is an ancient Byzantine image of the mother of God "Nicopea", VI century, where the most Holy Theotokos is depicted sitting on a throne and holding an oval shield with the image of the Savior Emmanuel in front of her with both hands. Icons of the mother of God, known as "the Sign", appeared in Russia in the XI-XII centuries, and became so called after the miraculous sign from the Novgorod icon, which happened in 1170.