Icon of the Mother of God of the Don

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Description

In the "Donskaya" icon, the Infant Christ stands barefoot—a symbol of God's humility and His taking on the "form of a bondservant". The God-Child’s feet rest on his mother’s left hand, symbolising the footstool, while her open right palm supports his body like a throne. 

The position of Mary’s hands and the figure of Christ symbolise the enthronement of the King – God incarnate. The Christ Child blesses the entire Church through the figure of the Theotokos with his right hand. In his left hand, he holds a scroll-like book. 

Tradition attributes the icon to Theophanes the Greek, who painted it for the Assumption Cathedral in Kolomna in the late 14th century. 

When the Don Cossacks gifted the icon to Prince Dmitri Donskoy, it became known as the "Donskaya." On 8 September 1380, the day of the Battle of Kulikovo, it was carried before the Russian army as a banner. Afterwards, it was taken to Moscow. 

In 1591, during the Crimean Tatars’ invasion of Moscow, the icon was placed in a field chapel. Constant prayers were offered before the image, and miraculously, Moscow was delivered from the foe. 

The icon’s feast day is 19 August / 1 September.

Materials

This icon is painted using the following materials:

  • Tempera paints
  • Lime, pine, or alder board
  • Gesso
  • Colored wax
  • Gold leaf
  • Linseed oil
  • Hide glue
  • Varnishes (mordant, kauri gum, acryl-styrolic)

Decorations

A hand-carved rectangular central panel. The margins, the halo, the background and other elements of the icon are covered with gold leaf.

It can be additionally adorned with wrought silver, a metal or a textile oklad, precious and semiprecious gemstones. We recommend putting this icon into an opening or a non-opening icon case.

Price & Deadlines

The final price of the Mother of God of the Don icon and the time it will take to paint it depend on its size and the complexity of its decoration.

Once this icon is painted, it will be consecrated in St Elisabeth Convent.

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Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 6.90
0.2 8.87
0.3 11.14
0.4 13.41
0.5 15.67
0.6 17.94
0.7 20.21
0.8 22.47
0.9 24.74
1 27.01
1.1 29.28
1.2 31.54
1.3 33.81
1.4 36.08
1.5 38.34
1.6 40.61
1.7 42.88
1.8 45.15
1.9 47.41
2 49.68
Regular Air Mail Service
Weight, kg Cost USD
1 27.21
1.5 34.09
2 40.97
2.5 47.85
3 54.73
3.5 61.61
4 68.49
4.5 75.37
5 82.25
5.5 89.13
6 96.00
6.5 102.88
7 109.76
7.5 116.64
8 123.52
8.5 130.40
9 137.28
9.5 144.16
10 151.04
10.5 157.92
11 164.80
11.5 171.68
12 178.56
12.5 185.44
13 192.32
13.5 199.20
14 206.08
14.5 212.96
15 219.83
15.5 226.71
16 233.59
16.5 240.47
17 247.35
17.5 254.23
18 261.11
18.5 267.99
19 274.87
19.5 281.75
20 288.63
20.5 295.51
21 302.39
21.5 309.27
22 316.15
22.5 323.03
23 329.91
23.5 336.79
24 343.67
24.5 350.54
25 357.42
25.5 364.30
26 371.18
26.5 378.06
27 384.94
27.5 391.82
28 398.70
28.5 405.58
29 412.46
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Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 55.52
0.6 61.09
1 61.09
1.5 73.24
2.5 85.39
3.5 97.54
4.5 109.69
5.5 121.83
6.5 133.98
7.5 146.13
8.5 158.28
9.5 170.43
10.5 182.58
11.5 194.73
12.5 206.88
13.5 219.03
14.5 231.17
15.5 243.32
16.5 255.47
17.5 267.62
18.5 279.77
19.5 291.92
20.5 304.07
21.5 316.22
22.5 328.37
23.5 340.52
24.5 352.66
25.5 364.81
26.5 376.96
27.5 389.11
28.5 401.26
29 401.26
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0.1 2.99
0.2 4.00
0.3 5.01
0.4 6.02
0.5 7.04
0.6 8.05
0.7 9.06
0.8 10.07
0.9 11.09
1 12.10
1.1 13.11
1.2 14.12
1.3 15.14
1.4 16.15
1.5 17.16
1.6 18.18
1.7 19.19
1.8 20.20
1.9 21.21
2 22.23
Regular Air Mail Service
Weight, kg Cost USD
1 27.60
1.5 30.60
2 33.23
2.5 36.04
3 38.85
3.5 41.67
4 44.48
4.5 47.29
5 50.11
5.5 52.92
6 55.73
6.5 58.55
7 61.36
7.5 64.17
8 66.99
8.5 69.80
9 72.61
9.5 75.43
10 78.24
10.5 81.05
11 83.87
11.5 86.68
12 89.49
12.5 92.31
13 95.12
13.5 97.93
14 100.75
14.5 103.56
15 106.38
15.5 109.19
16 112.00
16.5 114.82
17 117.63
17.5 120.44
18 123.26
18.5 126.07
19 128.88
19.5 131.70
20 134.51
20.5 137.32
21 140.14
21.5 142.95
22 145.76
22.5 148.58
23 151.39
23.5 154.20
24 157.02
24.5 159.83
25 162.64
25.5 165.46
26 168.27
26.5 171.08
27 173.90
27.5 176.71
28 179.52
28.5 182.34
29 185.15
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Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 35.58
0.6 36.89
1 36.89
1.5 39.40
2.5 41.92
3.5 44.43
4.5 46.94
5.5 49.46
6.5 51.97
7.5 54.49
8.5 57.00
9.5 59.51
10.5 62.03
11.5 64.54
12.5 67.05
13.5 69.57
14.5 72.08
15.5 74.59
16.5 77.11
17.5 79.62
18.5 82.13
19.5 84.65
20.5 87.16
21.5 89.68
22.5 92.19
23.5 94.70
24.5 97.22
25.5 99.73
26.5 102.24
27.5 104.76
28.5 107.27
29 107.27
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Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 2.99
0.2 4.00
0.3 5.01
0.4 6.02
0.5 7.04
0.6 8.05
0.7 9.06
0.8 10.07
0.9 11.09
1 12.10
1.1 13.11
1.2 14.12
1.3 15.14
1.4 16.15
1.5 17.16
1.6 18.18
1.7 19.19
1.8 20.20
1.9 21.21
2 22.23
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Weight, kg Cost USD
1 25.09
1.5 27.00
2 28.89
2.5 30.80
3 32.69
3.5 34.59
4 36.49
4.5 38.39
5 40.29
5.5 42.19
6 44.09
6.5 45.99
7 47.89
7.5 49.79
8 51.69
8.5 53.59
9 55.49
9.5 57.39
10 59.29
10.5 61.19
11 63.09
11.5 64.99
12 66.88
12.5 68.79
13 70.68
13.5 72.59
14 74.48
14.5 76.38
15 78.28
15.5 80.18
16 82.08
16.5 83.98
17 85.88
17.5 87.78
18 89.68
18.5 91.58
19 93.48
19.5 95.38
20 97.28
20.5 99.18
21 101.08
21.5 102.98
22 104.88
22.5 106.78
23 108.68
23.5 110.58
24 112.48
24.5 114.38
25 116.27
25.5 118.17
26 120.07
26.5 121.97
27 123.87
27.5 125.77
28 127.67
28.5 129.57
29 131.47
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Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 31.35
0.6 34.80
1 34.80
1.5 40.81
2.5 46.82
3.5 52.83
4.5 58.85
5.5 64.86
6.5 70.87
7.5 76.89
8.5 82.90
9.5 88.91
10.5 94.92
11.5 100.94
12.5 106.95
13.5 112.96
14.5 118.98
15.5 124.99
16.5 131.00
17.5 137.01
18.5 143.03
19.5 149.04
20.5 155.05
21.5 161.07
22.5 167.08
23.5 173.09
24.5 179.10
25.5 185.12
26.5 191.13
27.5 197.14
28.5 203.16
29 203.16
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Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 3.84
0.2 5.62
0.3 7.39
0.4 9.17
0.5 10.94
0.6 12.72
0.7 14.49
0.8 16.26
0.9 18.04
1 19.81
1.1 21.59
1.2 23.36
1.3 25.14
1.4 26.91
1.5 28.68
1.6 30.46
1.7 32.23
1.8 34.01
1.9 35.78
2 37.56
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Weight, kg Cost USD
1 29.82
1.5 36.74
2 43.66
2.5 50.58
3 57.50
3.5 64.42
4 71.34
4.5 78.26
5 85.18
5.5 92.10
6 99.02
6.5 105.94
7 112.86
7.5 119.78
8 126.71
8.5 133.63
9 140.55
9.5 147.47
10 154.39
10.5 161.31
11 168.23
11.5 175.15
12 182.07
12.5 188.99
13 195.91
13.5 202.83
14 209.75
14.5 216.67
15 223.59
15.5 230.51
16 237.43
16.5 244.35
17 251.28
17.5 258.20
18 265.12
18.5 272.04
19 278.96
19.5 285.88
20 292.80
20.5 299.72
21 306.64
21.5 313.56
22 320.48
22.5 327.40
23 334.32
23.5 341.24
24 348.16
24.5 355.08
25 362.00
25.5 368.92
26 375.84
26.5 382.77
27 389.69
27.5 396.61
28 403.53
28.5 410.45
29 417.37
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Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 26.07
0.6 35.93
1 35.93
1.5 55.59
2.5 75.26
3.5 94.92
4.5 114.59
5.5 134.25
6.5 153.92
7.5 173.58
8.5 193.25
9.5 212.91
10.5 232.58
11.5 252.24
12.5 271.91
13.5 291.57
14.5 311.24
15.5 330.90
16.5 350.57
17.5 370.23
18.5 389.90
19.5 409.56
20.5 429.23
21.5 448.89
22.5 468.56
23.5 488.22
24.5 507.89
25.5 527.55
26.5 547.22
27.5 566.88
28.5 586.55
29 586.55
Regular Air Mail Service (Small Package)
Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 4.35
0.2 6.63
0.3 8.92
0.4 11.20
0.5 13.48
0.6 15.76
0.7 18.04
0.8 20.33
0.9 22.61
1 24.89
1.1 27.17
1.2 29.45
1.3 31.74
1.4 34.02
1.5 36.30
1.6 38.58
1.7 40.86
1.8 43.15
1.9 45.43
2 47.71
Regular Air Mail Service
Weight, kg Cost USD
1 32.14
1.5 40.95
2 49.76
2.5 58.57
3 67.56
3.5 76.19
4 85.00
4.5 93.81
5 102.62
5.5 111.43
6 120.24
6.5 129.05
7 137.86
7.5 146.67
8 155.48
8.5 164.29
9 173.10
9.5 181.91
10 190.72
10.5 199.53
11 208.33
11.5 217.14
12 225.95
12.5 234.76
13 243.76
13.5 252.38
14 261.19
14.5 270.00
15 278.81
15.5 287.62
16 296.43
16.5 305.24
17 314.05
17.5 322.86
18 331.67
18.5 340.48
19 349.29
19.5 358.10
20 366.91
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EMS - Express Mail Service
Weight, kg Cost USD
0.1 30.38
0.6 43.40
1 69.39
1.5 95.39
2.5 121.39
3.5 147.39
4.5 173.39
5.5 134.25
6.5 199.39
7.5 225.38
8.5 251.38
9.5 277.38
10.5 303.38
11.5 329.38
12.5 355.37
13.5 381.37
14.5 407.37
15.5 433.37
16.5 459.37
17.5 485.37
18.5 511.36
19.5 537.36
up to 20kg /
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