Hand Painted Holy Icon - Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Hand-written (painted) holy icon - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, copy of the icon XVII century. Gaze at this timeless beauty and enjoy its exquisitely crafted details. Each brushstroke is a delicate work of art, bringing you one step closer to the eternal.

• gilded with golden leaves 23.99 karat
• hand-painted on hardwood using oil paints
• provided with tapered and dove-tailed battens inserted into the back (like icons from the 12th to 15th centuries)
• to preserve the longevity of the icon covered several times with emulsion, and after completion covered with preservative material (i.e. varnish)

MP – OY = Mother of God (on both sides of the upper part)
IC – XC = Jesus Christ (on the right side of the head of the Infant Jesus)

OFM = Archangel Michael (the angel on the left side of the viewer)
OFS = Archangel Gabriel (the angel on the right)

Beautiful hand-painted icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The icon features metal hook for hanging.

Size: 31cm x 26cm x 2cm 
Materials: oil paint, gold leaf, hard wood, varnish
Technique: oil paint, gilding

Our Mother of Perpetual Help, known as Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-century Byzantine icon with an alleged Marian apparition. The icon is believed to have originated from the Keras Kardiotissas Monastery and has been in Rome since 1499.  The image depicts the following symbols:

• The subject shows Mary looking towards the faithful while pointing at her son, Jesus Christ who is frightened by the instruments of crucifixion and is depicted with a fallen sandal.
• The left side is Saint Michael Archangel — carrying the lance and sponge of the crucifixion of Jesus.
• On the right side is Saint Gabriel Archangel carrying a 3-bar cross and nails.
• The Virgin Mary has a star on her forehead signifying her role as Star of the Sea while the cross on the side has been claimed as referring to the Greek monastery which produced the icon.

Style: HP-Icon03