Theotokos the Unburnt Bush
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Dimensions: 11 x 8 cm – 4.33”x3.14”in , 15 x 11 cm – 5.9”x4.33”in , 21 x 15 cm – 8.3”x5.9”in , 27 x 21 cm – 10.6” X8.3”in – 42 x 32 cm – 16.5“x12.60”in
| Title | Range | Sale price |
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| Total items | 5 - 10 | 15,20 € |
| Total items | 11 - 30 | 13,60 € |
| Total items | 31 - 60 | 12,00 € |
| Total items | 61 - 150 | 10,40 € |
Description
The Most Holy Theotokos the Unburnt Bush icon is commemorated by the Church on September 4. Sometimes it is called the Burning Bush icon.
The icon is based on the miracle witnessed by Moses in the Old Testament. In the book of Exodus, God calls Moses on Mt. Horeb from the midst of a bush which “was burning, yet it was not consumed.” The Church sees the Unburnt Bush on Horeb as a type of the Most Holy Theotokos, who gave birth to Christ while still while remaining a virgin.
One of the earliest depictions of the Mother of God as the Unburnt Bush shows her holding her divine Son in the midst of a burning bush. Moses is shown to one side, removing his sandals, for that place was holy (Exodus. 3:5).
An icon from the Solovki Monastery, painted in the 16th to 17th centuries, shows the Heavenly Jerusalem depicted on the chest of the Theotokos. In the four corners of the icon are prophecies, the hierarchies of angels and nature surround her. The presence of the Ancient of Days is in the eight-pointed star.
Unburnt Bush Solovki Monastery
Most icons now depict the bush in a symbolic fashion with two overlapping diamonds. A red diamond represents fire, and a green diamond represents the bush. The two diamonds form an eight-pointed star with the Theotokos shown in the center.
The symbols of the four Evangelists: a man for St. Matthew, a lion for St. Mark, an ox for St. Luke, and an eagle for St. John, are in the four corners of the green diamond. These symbols are derived from Ezekiel 1:10 and Revelation 4:7. The red diamond has archangels depicted in its four corners.
The design of the icon has become more complex over time. Now we can see archangels, Moses and the burning bush (Ex. 3:2), Isaiah and the seraphim with the burning coal (Is. 6:7), Ezekiel and the gate through which only the Lord may enter (Ez. 44:2), and Jacob with the ladder (Gen. 28:12). The Theotokos is shown holding Jacob’s ladder, which leads from earth to heaven. Sometimes the Root of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1) is shown in the center of the icon’s lower border.
Additional Information
| Weight | N/A |
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| Dimensions | 11cm x 8cm x 1.2cm, 15cm x 11cm x 1.7cm, 21cm x 15cm x 1.7cm, 27cm x 21cm x 1.7cm, 42cm x 32cm x 1.7cm |
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