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 hands of monks from Mount Athos.

An exceptional icon featuring the Virgin Mary in Supplication.

The Virgin Mary is depicted in a bust form, turned three-quarters to the right, in a posture of supplication. Her physiognomy and the artistic rendering of her face—with soft transitions between light and shadow, broad luminous areas of rosy flesh tones, and delicate linear highlights—express the gentleness of her features and the sacred beauty of the Mother of God.