THE VIRGIN OF ROSES

Description The amaranth Rose, a symbolism of the amaranth flower of Mary’s virginity, was the inspiration and creation of a hagiographer in Zagori, Ioannina, in 1790. The original painting is kept in the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Christ on the Great Meteoron, Meteora.

Silkscreen icon with silver coating, locally gilded, made of aged natural wood; the picture is accompanied by a wooden stand.