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$199.00
This is antique beginning of XX Century Russian icon of Blessed Virgin Mary of Smolensk. The image of Virgin Mary is very popular in Russian iconography. This icon was hand painted on wooden board, circa 1910. The icon is in very good antique condition (see pictures). The icon was a part of iconostasis; it has holes and old nails around the edges of the icon. The writing in Old Russian Language on the icon “Virgin Mary of Smolensk” and abbreviations for Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. It is very nice artwork. Size of the icon is 9.25 x 6.75''. If you need more details or pictures please contact us. According to the legend, the Smolensk icon of the Mother of God was painted by Luke the Evangelist during the lifetime of the Mother of God. There is no reliable information about how and when the image came to Russia. It is believed, however, that the Virgin of Smolensk came from Greece around 1046. With this icon, the Greek emperor Constantine IX Monomachos blessed his daughter Anna when marrying her off to Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavich. The shrine soon became a symbol of the Russian principality and began to be passed down through generations.
