Handmade icon "Our Lady of Vladimir "

Handmade wooden icon. Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. The icon was created using the author's technology of our workshop. All the work on creating the icon is done by the master manually.

The basis of the icon is a wooden board and a linen canvas. On the canvas we apply levkas in several layers with intermediate grinding of each layer.

The gesso is applied the icon and polishing wax composition.

The size of the icon the Vladimir mother of God 21*16 cm. Under the order possibly production of the icon in a different size and wishes of the customer.

About the icon; The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most important and most recognizable icons in the Russian Orthodox tradition. It is considered miraculous and is associated with many historical and religious events.

According to legend, the icon was painted by the Apostle Luke on a board from the table where Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary were eating. The icon came to Russia from Byzantium at the beginning of the XII century and became one of the main shrines of the Vladimir-Suzdal land. In 1395, by order of Grand Duke Vasily Dmitrievich, the icon was moved to Moscow and became the main icon of the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin.

Many historical events are connected with the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, such as the deliverance of Moscow from the invasion of Tamerlane in 1395 and the expulsion of the Polish-Lithuanian invaders in 1612.

In the twentieth century, the icon was moved from the Assumption Cathedral to the Tretyakov Gallery, where it remains to this day. Currently, the icon is one of the symbols of Russia and the Orthodox faith, as well as an object of worship and prayers of believers.