Mother of Sign, handmade Russian icon, 19th Century. RUSSIAN ICONS

Mother of Sign, handmade Russian icon, 19th Century. RUSSIAN ICONSIcon of Mother of Sign. Handmade Russian icon, 19th C. The icon is in very very good condition. It is made in four different levels, First wood, second canvas, third gold leaf and fourth the painting level. Size: 40. 5x32 cm, 15. 9x12. 5 inch. The icon shows the Mother of God from the waist up, facing us, with her hands lifted up to the level of her head, elbows bent. From time immemorial this gesture has signified a prayerful appeal to God. The

7x6 opened inch

A handmade Armenian icon

we’ll examine just the principal issues made for regular circulation

Size: 57x67 length and width

here is Matthew’s version:

and were often traded over substantial distances

Oil on canvas

as recorded in the Gospel of John

where he ("that ancient serpent called the devil") still tries to "lead the whole world astray"

hallmarked Moscow and maker's mark for Gustav Klingert

The symbolism of the five-fold cross is variously given as the Five Wounds of Christ

In secular and liberal Christian scholarship