Romanian icon Mother of God Kievo Bratskaya hand painted 24x18

Romanian icon Mother of God Kiev Bratskaya hand painted 24x18.Religious orthodox icon 100% hand painted by Romanian master craftsmen with a particular technique called "lighting'' useful for giving light to the icon and highlighting the faces. Light, as the tradition of the Byzantine icon dictates, is painted with gold. Gold can be compact, ground, or as a web of subtle rays, which come from God. The icon of the Mother of God Kiev-Bratskaya is a Marian icon and takes its name from the city of Kiev and the monastery. Bratsky (literally '' of the Brothers ''). In 16762 the Crimean Tatars, allies of the then invading Poles, crossed the Dnieper near Visgorod and destroyed the church in which the Marian icon was venerated. The icon was then thrown into a river and floated up to Kiev-Podol and stopped on the river in front of the Bratsky monastery. In the icon of the Mother of God Kiev-Bratskaya, the Virgin is represented with a tender gaze turned towards the Child, as she hugs him. Their faces are close together, the Madonna touches that of the Child with her cheek in a gesture of loving kindness. This icon of the Mother of God is of the '' tenderness '' type.This icon of the Mother of God Kiev-Bratskaya is delivered in a red velvet box and with satin inside. It contains a certificate of guarantee and a brochure with the history of the icon.