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VIRGIN OF VLADIMIR

Code: FS100
ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑ ΒΛΑΝΤΙΜΙΡ
Available Dimensions
  • 26x20 cm || 10 15/64 x 7 7/8 "
  • 34x22 cm || 13 25/64 x 8 21/32 "
  • 40x27 cm || 15 3/4 x 10 5/8 "
Description It is one of the most important and oldest relics of Christendom. Painted in Constantinople in the eleventh century (1131), it was sent as a gift to the Duke of Kiev. In 1395, during the invasion of Tamerlane, it was sent to Moscow where it is currently kept in the Tretyakov Gallery. She is considered a patron of Russia.

Aged silkscreen icon with wooden frame and gold plating; the halo of the image is silver plated, locally gilded and has been decorated with Swarovski crystals.