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Vladimir Mother of God
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Product Code: P1003 [ custom-made ]
Price: $109.95
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- a hand-painted tempera-on-wood reproduction of the original icon
- available in three sizes: 6" x 7 7/8" (small), 7" x 9 4/9" (medium) and 7 7/8" x 11 4/5" (large)
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"The Theotokos of Vladimir (Greek: Θεοτόκος του Βλαντίμιρ), also known as Our Lady of Vladimir, Vladimir Mother of God, or Virgin of Vladimir (Russian: Владимирская Икона Божией Матери, Ukrainian: Вишгородська ікона Божої Матері) is a medieval Byzantine icon of the Virgin and Child. In 1169 Andrei Bogolyubsky sacked Kyiv, and, after plundering the city, stole much religious artwork, including a Byzantine "Mother of God" icon which was transferred to Vladimir (for references see Yury Dolgorukiy and Andrey Bogolyubskiy). It is one of the most venerated Orthodox icons and a fine and early example of the iconography of the Eleusa (tenderness) type, with the Christ child snuggling up to his mother's cheek. The Theotokos (Greek for Virgin Mary, literally meaning "Birth-Giver of God") is regarded as the holy protectress of Russia. The icon is displayed in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow in a functioning church in the grounds of the museum. Her feast day is June 23rd o.s. / July 6th n.s. Even more than most famous icons, the original has been copied repeatedly for centuries, and many copies have considerable artistic and religious significance of their own.
Unlike some icons with a special following in religious terms the high artistic quality of the work is universally agreed, and the Vladimirskaya, as Russians call it, is generally accepted as the finest of the few Byzantine icons surviving from its period, and according to the art historian David Talbot Rice "is admitted by all who have seen it to be one of the most outstanding religious paintings of the world".
"Since thou art a well-spring of tenderness,
O Theotokos, make us worthy of compassion;
Look upon a sinful people; Manifest thy power as ever,
for hoping on thee we cry aloud unto thee:
Hail! as once did Gabriel, chief Captain of the Bodiless Powers"
"Since thou art a well-spring of tenderness,
O Theotokos, make us worthy of compassion;
Look upon a sinful people; Manifest thy power as ever,
for hoping on thee we cry aloud unto thee:
Hail! as once did Gabriel, chief Captain of the Bodiless Powers"
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