Although Michael is considered to be the leading Archangel who fights against the powers of evil, this image depicts gentleness, humility and obedience to God the Father.

Combines two prototypes: one from the Andrey Rublev (Rublyov) Deesis group of Zvenigorod and the other from the ‘Deesis’ or ‘Supplication’group from the Rublev School following the traditions of Vladimir Suzdal.

6-1/2" W x 10" H ~ $36.00

And Moses said, "Here I am." Then God said, "Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." Exodus 3:4-5 NRSV

Prototype early thirteenth century, now at the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt.

8" W x 10" H ~ $36.00

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying, “Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the wadi.” 1 Kings 17:2-4 NRSV

Modeled after an icon dated from around 1050-1100 AD that is now located in St. Catherine Monastery, Sinai, Egypt

5-1/4" W x 9-7/8" H ~ $36.00

15-1/2" W x 30" H ~ also available

This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,

"The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.' " Matthew 3:3

You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord.”
Luke 1:14-15 NRSV
(The angel Gabriel announcing to Zechariah that he and his wife, Elizabeth, though barren and above child-bearing age, will have a son named John.)

"As a grown man it was John who prepared many in Israel for the appearance of the Messiah by baptizing them in the Jordan and it was John who first recognized Jesus as the Messiah, confessing that he 'was not worthy to untie his sandal.' " excerpt from Praying with Icons by Jim Forest

This icon is available only as a special order

Gabriel carries a simple and powerful message:
“Do not be afraid, God is with us.”

Prototype from a 13th century Byzantine image.

6-1/8" W x 8-3/4" H ~ $36.00

11" W x 15-1/2" H ~ $100.00

"Just as Eve, wife of Adam, yet still a virgin...became by her disobedience, the cause of death for herself and the whole human race, so Mary, too, espoused yet a virgin, became by her obedience the cause of salvation for herself and the whole human race...And so it was that the knot of Eve's disobedience was loosed by Mary's obedience."
Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon, Late Second Century

For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes beheld my unformed substance.
Psalm 139: 13,15,16 NRSV

Prototype is the Annunciation, Novgorod School
End of the 12th century to the beginning of the 13th century
Now at the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

6-1/2" W x 10-1/8" H ~ $36.00

And the Word became flesh and lived among us.
John 1:14 NRSV

In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
John 1:4-5 NRSV

Taken from a modern prototype. The Star and Orb in this icon symbolize God entering into the darkness of this world with the Light of the Christ Child.

This print is available as a lithograph

6" W x 8-1/2" H ~ $36.00

10-1/4" W x 14-1/4" H ~ also available

In Eastern Christianity, Mary is called the Theotokos,
Greek for God-Bearer.

She is the one who contained Him whom the universe could not contain. The star symbolizes her miraculous virginity.

Prototype from the Virgin of Tenderness
Russian Icon from the 17th c.
Now in a private collection in Lebanon)

5" W x 6" H ~ $32.00

This powerful image has inspired many iconographic variants. I have tried to capture as accurately as possible what the original prototype communicates to the viewer. As Jesus looks lovingly into the eyes of the grace-filled mother He has chosen, she in turn looks out to all humanity, pondering the fearsome miracle of His perfection. Her tender embrace acknowledges the honor He gives her, as she looks to the viewer with sorrow and humility. Does she see humanity through the compassionate forgiving eyes of her child Jesus and say, “Once He touches your heart, you too will never be the same”? I look into her anguish and courage with awe and know because she was blessed, so am I.

This icon is from the original prototype Virgin of Vladimir, written in about 1137, the oldest surviving icon brought from Byzantium to Russia. Now considered a national treasure, it is under glass in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, where it is still one of the most loved and venerated Orthodox Icons.

5-3/4" W x 9" H ~ $36.00

23" W x 36" H ~ also available

Now there was a man in Jerusalem
whose name was Simeon;
this man was righteous and devout,
looking forward to the consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit rested on him.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit
that he would not see death
before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.
Luke 2:25-26 NRSV

An unfurled scroll in the hand of the prophet
has an inscription of a prophetic text
pointing forward to fulfillment in Christ.
Jesus holds a closed scroll.
He is the Word of God, a Sacred Mystery.

Prototype second half of the 16th century, Crete
Now at the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt

6-1/4" W x 9" H ~ $36.00

...are you betraying the Son of man with a kiss?

In the language of iconography, a traitor or unbeliever is shown in profile, depicting a person who has not yet believed or has turned away from God.

Prototype is a detail combined from 14th century fresco, Vatopaidi Monastery Mount Athos, Greece and a 1295 fresco, Church of St. Clement (Virgin Peribleptos), Ochrid

8" W x 8" H ~ $36.00

16" W x 16" H ~ also available

For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised, and we held him of no account.
Isaiah 53:2-3 NRSV

Modeled after a 14th century Balkans icon that is now located in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

7" W x 8" H ~ $36.00

This is a detail from a specific type of Lamentation icon that depicts only Jesus’ mother, Mary, cradling his body. It is known as Pieta -- Italian for “pity”.

5-1/4" W x 8-3/4" H ~ $36.00

Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to ook into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'”
John 20:11-17 NRSV

7" W x 10" H ~ $36.00

10-1/2" W x 15" H ~ $100.00

In this image, Christ looks at you in judgment with one eye, and with the other eye He turns away in mercy.

Prototype is a 13th century mosaic
from Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

6-1/4" W x 7-3/4" H ~ $36.00