Ancient Greek icon of the Breastfeeding Madonna, 19th century, 54x41 cm
Ancient Greek icon of the Breastfeeding Madonna, 19th century, 54.2x41 cm. More than in Constantinople, the nursing Mother of God spread in the 12th century to the Middle East, the Balkans and Europe. A typically Russian variant is called ''Blessed Womb'', where the Mother holds the Baby Jesus with her left hand. Recognizing that Mary is the True Mother of God is easy. ''If the son of the Holy Virgin is God,' he writes to Pope Pius in their womb our mortal substance and Mary acquired Divine Mate...
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Ancient Greek icon of the Breastfeeding Madonna, 19th century, 54.2x41 cm. More than in Constantinople, the nursing Mother of God spread in the 12th century to the Middle East, the Balkans and Europe. A typically Russian variant is called ''Blessed Womb'', where the Mother holds the Baby Jesus with her left hand. Recognizing that Mary is the True Mother of God is easy. ''If the son of the Holy Virgin is God,' he writes to Pope Pius in their womb our mortal substance and Mary acquired Divine Maternity by having generated the Only Person of Her Son. This icon comes from Greece and dates back to the 19th century. It was made with egg tempera on wooden panel with levkas. Measures 54.2x41 cm.The icon is sent in a box together with a report from an expert.
