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Russian orthodox icon (oil on board) depicting the Virgin of the Pokrov * said Our Lady of All Protection, the Mother of God standing in the middle of the composition, around them many Saints and angels, above 'she Christ in bust, antique eighteenth century.
This icon is in good general condition, in its own juice. Fixing holes on the back.
A note: some accidents and lack of paint, slits on the wooden panel in the middle, wear time, look at the photos.
means veil literally and takes from the Hebrew of the Old Testament, "seter" (veil) the figurative meaning of "protection, security". The orthodox festival of "Pokrov" or "feast of Our Lady of All Protection" is a festival of Russian origin: it commemorates an apparition of the Mother of God in Constantinople in the church of Blachernae. The iconography may vary: the icon of the Pokrov represents the Mother of God standing with her arms raised, in a Byzantine church decoration, and accompanied by the saints. The Virgin sometimes unfurls her veil. Above, stands the Christ bust, to whom the prayer of his Mother is addressed.
