Eighteenth Century Icon of the "King of Sorrows and Blessed Mother of God."

Period: icon painting - 18th century, conservation - 19th centurySize: length - 31 cm, width - 26.3 cm, height - 1.8 cm.The icon depicts the Blessed Mother of God in her central upper part, standing in splendor, with the Child on her left and the royal sceptre on her right. The Queen of Heaven is depicted in all her splendor, with people around her overwhelmed by ailments and sorrows, and angels beside them performing good deeds on behalf of the Mother of God.Beneath the image of the Mother of God is a short troparion (sigh, short prayer) in Old Church Slavonic in a gilded frame.The icon is made on wood using tempra (paint on egg yolk), applied over gesso (a primer for paint with a special plant composition). Good level of writing. The robes of the Blessed Mother, Child, angels and the setting of a short prayer are made of gold flake. There are minor chips on the front of the icon. The board is in good condition. Peg. The margins of the icon were restored later (dark green and brown edge).