{"id":925,"date":"2018-01-04T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.smallpage.online\/2018\/01\/04\/5-requirements-for-painting-icon-of\/"},"modified":"2019-06-13T12:58:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T12:58:28","slug":"5-requirements-for-painting-icon-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/5-requirements-for-painting-icon-of","title":{"rendered":"5 Requirements for Painting An Icon of the Mother of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"featured_img aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/3798.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The main principles of panting the icon of the Mother of God:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. In icons, the Mother of God is always depicted wearing a dark red omophorion. It is a large four-sided cloth, which covers not only the head but also the whole body. The omophorion symbolizes the Motherhood of the Mother of God. The blue tunic under the omophorion (the color of the heavenly purity)\u00a0symbolizes Her chastity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Three gold stars on the omophorion (on the head and shoulders) are the symbolic signs of Her purity: \u201cbefore Nativity, on Nativity and after Nativity\u201d. Secondly, the stars are the symbols of the Holy Trinity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. The cuffs (a necessary element of the clerical vestment) refer to Her service in the Church of the Heavenly Hierarch \u2013 Jesus Christ.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. The halo (from lat. nimbus &#8211; cloud) is painted without cross inside it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. The short inscription is supposed to be the following: on the left \u2013 MR (Greek. matir \u2013 mother), on the right \u2013 \u0424U (\u0424eou \u2013 God).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1067552a6dd17dfff5.jpeg\" width=\"640\" height=\"624\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"921\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The main principles of panting the icon of the Mother of God: \u00a0 1. 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