Premium Mother of God of the Burning Bush icon. Hand painted details. 13 x 16cm.

Theotokos or Mother of God of the Burning Bush icon.

The icon is based on the miracle witnessed by Moses in the Old Testament. In the book of Exodus, God calls Moses on Mt. Horeb from the midst of a bush which "was burning, yet it was not consumed." The Church sees the Unburnt Bush on Horeb as a type of the Most Holy Theotokos, who gave birth to Christ while still while remaining a virgin.

Most icons now depict the bush in a symbolic fashion with two overlapping diamonds. A red diamond represents fire, and a green diamond represents the bush. The two diamonds form an eight-pointed star with the Theotokos shown in the center.

The symbols of the four Evangelists: a man for St. Matthew, a lion for St. Mark, an ox for St. Luke, and an eagle for St. John, are in the four corners of the green diamond. These symbols are derived from Ezekiel 1:10 and Revelation 4:7. The red diamond has archangels depicted in its four corners.

The design of the icon has become more complex over time. Now we can see archangels, Moses and the burning bush (Ex. 3:2), Isaiah and the seraphim with the burning coal (Is. 6:7), Ezekiel and the gate through which only the Lord may enter (Ez. 44:2), and Jacob with the ladder (Gen. 28:12). The Theotokos is shown holding Jacob's ladder, which leads from earth to heaven. Sometimes the Root of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1) is shown in the center of the icon's lower border.

This icon was made in the Holy Dormition Pskov-Pechersky Monastery, founded in 1473, and for many centuries was the most important spiritual center of the Orthodox world.

About:

Wooden board crafted from antique wood species.

Features a patented Pskov Monastery technique in which a trained iconographer applies the image by hand.

Enhanced with hand-painted details.

Icon is made using tempera paint, drying oil, and lacquer, with gold leaf accents.

All icons are blessed.

13cm x 16cm