Panagia Deomeni – Handmade Hagiography On Naturally Aged Wood – Mount Athos

Description

Icon of the Virgin Mary in Supplication, painted on a naturally aged piece of wood by the monks of Mount Athos.

A remarkable icon featuring the depiction of the Virgin Mary in Supplication.

The Virgin Mary is depicted in a bust form, turned three-quarters to the right, in a supplicatory posture. The physiognomy of the Virgin, combined with the artistic technique of soft transitions between light and shadow, broad luminous areas with a rosy flesh tone, and delicate linear highlights, conveys the tenderness of her features and the holy beauty of the Mother of God.