Christ Lamentation Silk Print Original from Greek Monastery

Description

We are offering this Orthodox Unique Silk Print in with a Red Linen Back Side, to look like a creation of a beautiful frame around this Byzantine Icon.

It is offered into 3 sizes you could choose from bellow.

Obtained from our Greek Monastery of Saint Nikodimos
The icon depicts Christ after he has been removed from the cross, lying supine, as his body is being prepared for burial. The scene is taken from the Gospel of St. John 19:38-42. Shown around him, and mourning his death, may be his mother (the Theotokos; John the beloved disciple; Joseph of Arimathea; and Mary Magdalene, as well as angels. Nicodemus and others may also be depicted. Sometimes, the body of Christ appears alone, except for angels, as if lying in state.[1] The oldest surviving embroidered icon, of about 1200 (Venice) is in this form. The equivalent subjects in the West are called the “Anointing of Christ’s body”, or Lamentation (with a group present), or the Pietà , with just Christ held by Mary.