The Annunciation
Mother and Child
Apparation Icon of Theotokos and Savior
Dormation of the Virgin, Theophanes the Greek, late 14th century.
Dormition of the Virgin, Novgorod School, first half of the 13th century.
Assumption of the Virgin, Detail Novgorod School, early 16th century. 
Death of the Virgin, Bohemians 1350-60 A.D., panel.
Oriental Tapestry Theotokos, Savior, Saints, Angels
Sad image of Mother of God
In the center of the icon there is an image of Mother of God. The writing to her right says: "Sad image of Mother of God". On the left lower side of the icon there is an image of Saint Evdokia. This icon is a very rare example of Russian iconography - unlike hundreds of other icons, Mother of God holds her right hand to her face.
Like most of the Russian icons, this one is not dated or signed by the iconographer. Russian iconographers had to fast, pray and abstain from all the wordly pleasures before and during their sacred work.
The icon is executed in the style of Moscow School of Icon painting.
Size: 10.5/ 12 inches.
Painted in: City of Smolensk, Russia, this 18th century Russian icon is painted on an antique birch wood. It has two wooden wedges called "shponki" in the back to prevent contraction and expansion of wood. Six or eight layers of gesso or "levkas" (a glue-chalk mixture) is applied on the front side of the wood to obtain a perfectly smooth surface.
A piece of absorbent paper is placed under the gesso, to provide better adherence of the material to the background. Painting in the old style is executed with egg tempera. Pulverized minerals and ground organic color substances are mixed with egg yolk and vinegar or kvas.
Like most of the Russian icons, this one is not dated or signed by the iconographer. Russian iconographers had to fast, pray and abstain from all the wordly pleasures before and during their sacred work. This icon is executed in the Northen Russian icon painting style.
Size: 10/ 12.5 inches.
A Guiding, traditional
Mother Of God, traditional 1,000 KB JPG, and 130 KB JPG
Our Lady of Guadalupesmall pix and large pix For some reason all the pictures we have seen of The Blessed Image, the Ever-Virgin Holy Mary of Guadalupe, have the crown of the top "cropped". We hope to get a non "cropped" copy one day. This ia a link to a site which has more information on "Our Lady of Guadalupe" http://ng.netgate.net/~norberto/materdei.html "She IS the Patroness of The Americas, and must not be ignored, especially by Orthodox. A Western Rite Roman Catholic may not understand this Icon, but every Orthodox Catholic should immediately understand its importance." + Paul, S.S.B.
Apparition of The Blessed Ever Virgin Mary, Zeitun, Egypt Real PLayer. For more information go to zeitun.org
, is the most famous icon in the Serbian Monastery Hilandar, Mt.Athos. There are some 30 wonderful icons in Hilandar.
St. John Damascus, the famous religious poet, who lived in 8th century, served in the castle of Siria's Calif. He was accused as an enemy of state and his right hand was cut off as a sentence. He was a man of great faith and with love for Mother of God. He asked calif for his hand and prayed in front of this icon for healing and he was healed. He made a silver right hand and put it on the icon as a symbol of his miraculous healing. He also gave the icon its name.
Legend says that this icon was made by the Evangelist Luke, and, since he knew the Mother of God personally, it shows her true likeness. A LARGER copy.
Mother of God icon "the Joy for all grieving". 19th century, St. Petersburg. A LARGER copy.
Mother of God icon "The uninflammable bush", 18th century icon now in Orthodox church museum in Kuopio. Larger