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Bulgarian Hand Painted Icon of Compassionate Mother of God « Bulgarian Crafts & Art « Home
Icon measures: 20 x 15 cm / 8,1 x 6,1 inches
The icon is hand made, tempera painted on dark stained wood.
Created by: K.Georgieva, Qualified icon painter
We offer you a hand painted icon of Mother of God. The icon is made in Bulgaria, according to the original medieval Bulgarian orthodox painting traditions (14th c.). For its make was used dark stained wood. The icon is tempera painted, and Saint Mary is presented as holding her child, Jesus. Saint Mary is wearing a red piece of clothing beneath which shows the blue end of a sleeve. The symbolism of colors is to note: red indicates that Mary will touch divinity through the birth of her beloved child, and thus will transcend the boundaries of mortality marked by the blue color of her garments. Saint Mary has tenderly pressed her face by her child’s, her eyes speaking of the sacrifice that is to take place. Jesus is dressed in gold, which reinforces the feeling that something beyond human abilities will take place. This icon is also known as the Caressing Mother of God and it is very popular in Bulgarian churches. People pray to it for the protection of their children as well as for their homes to be blessed.
The icon makes an excellent gift for your friends and family and it will remind you of the intransient values we, human beings, have a tendency to forget about now and then.
General information In 865 the Bulgarians were THE FIRST Slavonic people to adopt Christianity from Byzantium as its official religion. Since then the icon, venerated as an especially sacred object of cult and rite, has developed as a fundamental part of the Bulgarian art from the ninth century until present days. The Bulgarian icon painters had left their deep mark in the overall development of Christian Orthodox Art. Their trail can be seen in the monasteries of Mount Athos and the south-west Balkans, or in Wallachia, Moldavia and Russia, whose icon masters had followed the Bulgarian canonical pattern. The rich historical background of the Bulgarian icon and the fact that it is a result of the efforts of a small but gifted nation makes it an inseparable element of European cultural history.
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