Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee.

The Vladimir Theotokos is a famous example of the Eleusa icon or the Virgin of Tenderness. It augments the earlier regal depictions of St Mary and the Christ-child such as the Sedes Sapientiæ. Here we are given a glimpse of the natural, human affection between mother and child. Allegorically, it speaks of God’s love for all of His creation.

8 x 12”