Silver icon with Virgin of Vladimir. Handmade silver icon on natural wood, made with 925ο silver. The natural wood used for the synthesis of the icon is beech (fagus) from Mount Athos, a wood that is receptive to aging techniques that give the appearance of vintage to the wood, without altering the depicted image.
The depictions of faces, hands, halos or other representations are hand-painted on canvas by specialized iconographers, according to the traditional techniques of Byzantine Iconography. The silver frame of the icon is held by nails to resemble the original icons. On the back side, the icon has a small metal ring made of horseshoe nails so that it can be hung.
Dimensions: 27 x 31 cm.
The miraculous icon of Virgin Mary of Vladimir is one of Russia's most famous icons. According to one tradition, it is one of the images of the Evangelist Luke, who was in Jerusalem until 450 AD. From there he was transferred to Constantinople and then to Vladimir, where it stayed for three centuries. Since 1480 it has been permanently in Moscow. More about Virgin of Vladimir.
