The Virgin Hodegetria
Type:
Icon
Period:
The end of the
18 century
School: Unknown
Dimmensions (cm):
78
/ 54
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad
Monastery: Rila Monastery
Museum: Rila Monastery National Museum
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad
Monastery: Rila monastery
Object identification notes
An icon of similar size and style, Christ Pantocrator, bears the date 1775, which may also refer to this Virgin Hodegetreia.
Description
A traditional waist-high depiction of the Virgin Hodegetreia, performed with a newer aesthetic ideal of beauty adopted in the 19th century. Many icons in the Rila, Zograph and Hilendar monasteries have been executed in this manner.
Iconographical technique: Tempera
Base material: Wood
Elm board
