Virgin Mary and Infant Jesus vintage picture
£45.00
Vintage Greek Orthodox picture of Virgin Mary and the child Jesus – in the Virgin Hodegetria style.
11″ x 9″ approximate size.
1 in stock
Description
Virgin Hodegetria, is an iconographic depiction of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) holding the Child Jesus at her side while pointing to him as the source of salvation for humankind.
The Virgin’s head usually inclines towards the child, who raises his hand in a blessing gesture. Metals are often used to draw attention to young Christ, reflecting light and shining in a way to embody divinity. In the Western Church this type of icon is sometimes called Our Lady of the Way.
The most venerated icon of the Hodegetria type, regarded as the original, was displayed in the Monastery of the Panaghia Hodegetria in Constantinople, which was built specially to contain it.
