The icon of "Tenderness" (painting)

The Vladimir icon of the Mother of God belongs to the iconographic type "Tenderness", which shows the fullness of love between God and man.

According to legend, the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was painted by the holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke. The Mother of God, seeing this image, said: "From now on, all births will please Me. May the grace of Him who was born of Me and Mine be with this icon."

Many great miracles were revealed from the image, more than once, through prayers before it, the Most Holy Theotokos delivered Russia from enemies. The most solemn celebration of the icon takes place on September 8 (August 26, according to the Art.art.), when the miracle of Moscow's deliverance from the invasion of Khan Tamerlane's troops occurred in 1395. The icon of the Most Pure was carried by the crosswalkers from Vladimir to Moscow for 10 days and many people prayed to the Most Holy Theotokos for the deliverance of Russia from the enemy. At the moment of the icon's meeting with Muscovites, in a dream vision, the Blessed Virgin Mary ordered Khan Tamerlane to leave Moscow, which eventually happened. In honor of this wonderful event, the feast of the Presentation of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was established, and the Sretensky Monastery was built at the meeting place of the image. The Vladimir icon has become one of the most revered icons in Russia. In front of the icon, they pray for deliverance from the invasion of foreigners, for the pacification of the warring parties, for the preservation of Russia.The Old Russian icon of the Virgin Mary "Tenderness" . The icon was painted in compliance with all iconographic canons. To create the work, the jewelers used exclusively high-quality, environmentally friendly, and most importantly, beautiful materials that perfectly match each other.

The basis of the work is made by the method of tempera painting by Levkas on a lime board, which allows you to work out in detail even the smallest elements of the composition, to achieve maximum expressiveness. Inside, the icon is lined with a scattering of multicolored cubic zirconia, rhinestones, pearls and other stones that perfectly match each other. The icon is decorated in a luxurious patterned kiosk decorated with gilding.