VIRGIN OF VLADIMIR

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.

Silkscreen icon with silver coating, locally gilded, made of aged natural wood; the picture is accompanied by a wooden stand. On dimensions (32x25, 43x36, 58x43) the picture is decorated with Swarovski crystals. The icon on dimension 58x43 is handmade.