I was struck by the beauty of the icon of the Virgin of
the Sign (or Mother of God of the Sign) by Olga Kirichenko. I love seeing the
Virgin Mother with the face of the young woman she was when she gave birth.
What perhaps impresses me most is that the Virgin's eyes (3rd click*) seem to
express everything we know about her :
her Merciful Tenderness and
Goodness, her Immaculate Purity and Holiness, and her Boundless Motherly
Love.
*Click image to enlarge. Then click a second time, and a third
time. Shown with permission. Courtesy / Copyright ©
Olga Kirichenko.
Click
this
link to read the history of
The
Virgin of the Sign, one of Russia's most venerated icons.
