Virgin of Vladimir | Gold and silver foiled icon on wood | Size: 8 3/4"x7 1/4"

A fabulous icon: Virgin of Vladimir.

The Virgin of Vladimir, also known as Vladimir Mother of God, Our Lady of Vladimir, and the Theotokos of Vladimir, is a 12th-century Byzantine icon depicting the Virgin and Child and an early example of the Eleusa iconographic type.

Blessed by the clergy at  Saviour Cathedral in Moscow.