Virgin of the Sweet Kiss – Serigraph on Naturally Aged Wood – Mount Athos

Description

Icon of the Virgin of the Sweet Kiss on Naturally Aged Wood

A magnificent icon created using the serigraphy technique, depicting the Virgin of the Sweet Kiss, on naturally aged wood from a renovated Athonite cell, from the great collection of icons in the “Athonite Heritage.”

The original icon of the Virgin of the Sweet Kiss is one of those that were preserved during the iconoclast period and were miraculously transported to Mount Athos. It belonged to Victoria, the pious wife of the iconoclast senator Simeon, who, in order to protect it, threw it into the sea. The icon, floating upright on the waves, reached the harbor of the Monastery of Philotheou, where it was received with great honor and joy by the abbot and the fathers of the monastery, who had been informed through a revelation by the Theotokos. At the spot where they placed the icon, holy water sprang forth. Every year, on the Monday after Pascha, a procession and blessing of the waters are held there.

This particular icon of the Virgin of the Sweet Kiss is an extraordinary example of the art of Athonite monks.

As the image is handmade and the wood treatment is done by hand, there may be slight variations in the wood, but not in the depiction.

The icon is available upon request.

Origin: Mount Athos

Dimensions: 20 x 24 x 2 cm