Double face icon

Origin: School of the North (Velikie Usuk, Solvychegodsk, Vologda). -Russia
Age: Beginning of the XVIIIth century. Painted in its origin at the end of the XVIIth century
Composition: Tempera on wood
Measures Cms: 43,5 X 36,0 X 5,5

This icon has been restored on numerous occasions, with incredible detail and variety of colors.
Bogoljubskaya the mother of God: feast on June 18. It is one of the oldest icons of Russia. Painted in the 12th century under order from Andrew Bogoluvsky in memory to an apparition of the Virgin to him.

Don’t cry my mother death: the tragic meaning of the icon is reflected in the canon (nine songs from the Orthodox Church). Although the Gospel without the presence of the Virgin at the funeral, in the tradition of the church if it appears.