"TRICHEROÚSA": VIRGIN MARY HODIGITRIA OF THE 3 HANDS. ORTHODOX ICON. Wood hand painted.
100% wood handpainted, oil painting and later varnished to protect it. 28x18cm
Written according with the Byzantine style, and tradition of preserving all the canons of iconography. It is an exact reproduction of an antique Byzantine masterpiece.
Unique Piece of Art created late 20th, and sold directly by first hand.
Hodigitria old copy of which belonged to St. John Damascene, poet, theologian and defender of the icons. The Emperor Leo III Isaúrico, then you cut the right hand to punish his apology images.
The saint prayed before this icon, asking for the return of the hand to be able to continue writing in his honor. I hand miraculously returned instead.
In memory of this miracle, the saint added a third hand on the icon, silver, thus causing the characteristic title Tricheroúsa or "Three Hands"
The original icon of this type is in the Chilandar Monastery of Mount Athos.
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I do all these works myself, and by own hand.
First, I prepare the table by applying 7-8 layers of a mixture of rabbit tail, chalk (calcium carbonate) and water. Once dry, I smooth the surface to make it smooth.
Then I draw the outline and the main lines of the icon and I proceed to apply oil paint.
The faces, hands and feet are painted by myself at the end as well as their luminous tones.
To finish the job, I write the inscriptions and in some my signature, which is my name in Russian Cyrillic "лаура", and the year that I painted it.
Once finished, and when it has completely dried, I apply a thin layer of varnish to protect it.
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