The Virgin of the Sign

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Byzantine icon - The Virgin of the Sign
Number:014063
Title:The Virgin of the Sign
Artist: Byzantine icon
Museum: State Open-air Museum of History and Architecture Novgorodian Kremlin, Novgorod
Method: Tempera on panel
Created: before 1169
School: Byzantium
Category: Bible
Trend in art: Icon Painting
Keywords: Motherhood, Madonna, Virgin, Icon Painting, Bible, New Testament, Virgin and child, Infant Christ, Mother, Christ, Mary, Christ child, Mother of God, Christianity, Orthodox Church, Icon, Russian Church, Jesus Christ, Wonder, Theotokos, Orans, The Virgin Orans, Helpfulness, Patroness, Wonder worker, Maternity, Panaghia, Panagia, Wonder-working Icon, Panayia, Panagiya, Orante, Lady of the Sign, Znamenie, Platytera, Virgin Orans, Oranta, Great Panagia