{"product_id":"ікона-благовіщення-пресвятої-богородиці","title":"Icon \"Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eIcon of the \"Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eKyivan icon-painting school of the Ukrainian Baroque era (17th century)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003ewith elements of academic renewal from the 19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eLinden wood, double kovcheg, opposing recessed splines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eLevkas, egg tempera, gold leaf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003e31.5 x 28 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eIcon of the \"Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eIcon of the «Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eThis icon depicts one of the greatest events in the Christian world — \"the beginning of our salvation\". The icon's narrative unfolds the moment of mystical dialogue between Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary, which became the intersection point of earthly and heavenly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eThe iconography of the image is set within the architectural interior of a church, symbolizing the Church as the vessel of Divine Grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eThe Virgin Mary: Depicted on the right in a state of prayerful contemplation. Her gesture symbolizes humble acceptance of God's will (\"Behold, the handmaid of the Lord\"). The red curtain behind her emphasizes her royal lineage and sacrifice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eArchangel Gabriel: The heavenly messenger swiftly enters the icon's space from the left, frozen in a gesture of blessing. His figure is full of dynamism, contrasting with the calmness of the Theotokos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eGod Sabaoth and the Holy Spirit: In the upper part of the icon, in a golden radiance, the heavens open, from which the Lord Sabaoth sends blessings, and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove descends upon Mary, symbolizing the immaculate conception.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eA distinctive feature of this icon is the presence on the left of the figure of the Holy Great Martyr Paraskevi Pyatnytsya, holding a cross. This indicates that the image combines a general church subject with the personal intercession of the saint. The inscription in the upper part directly refers to a miraculous prototype — an 11th-century fresco in St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, which makes this example an important part of Kyiv's spiritual heritage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eThe icon is made on a board with a double kovcheg, which is a characteristic sign of the high professional level of the 17th-century master. The pictorial layer has preserved the original graphics and iconographic scheme, and the 19th-century renovations (in particular, the gilding and repainting of the faces) added worldly elegance and academic brilliance to the image. The noble craquelure of the surface confirms the venerable age of the monument.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro Light',serif;\"\u003eThis icon is a rare example of Ukrainian icon painting with deep historical roots. 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