Focus on Mother of God of Trakai and discuss the Description.
The icon depicts the Virgin Mary, with her right hand supporting baby Jesus sitting on her lap, while her left holds a branch with three flowers.
Gothic and Renaissance elements are visible in the icon. It combines old with new iconography, inspired by European art forms.
The icon, which Lithuanian researchers believe is from Belarus, is determined by a bright light color, soft shapes and the specificity of facial features. The depiction of individual traits is so specific, and the sensitivity of the living body texture is so sincere, that the image is more like a portrait than an icon.
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