A Hodegetria, [a] or Virgin Hodegetria, is an iconographic depiction of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) holding the Child Jesus at her side while pointing to him as the source of salvation for humankind. The Virgin's head usually inclines towards the child, who raises his hand in a blessing gesture.

2012年1月15日 · The Panagia Hodegetria or "Directress" icon depicts the Virgin Mary presenting her son on her left arm to the viewer and with her hand she is gesturing towards him, pointing to Christ as 'The Way'.

The double-sided icon at left depicts two of the most influential images in Byzantine art. On the front, the Virgin Hodegetria (“she who points the way”) gestures toward the Christ child as the path to salvation.

2001年10月1日 · One of the most famous Byzantine icons of all time, the Virgin Hodegetria image was copied widely in Byzantium in all media (17.190.103). The original wooden panel icon attributed to Saint Luke was housed in the Hodegon Monastery in Constantinople, a foundation made famous by its sacred spring whose waters cured the blind, guided to the spring ...

The icon of the Theotokos Hodegetria was one of the most popular images of the Virgin and Child in Constantinople and was copied all over the Orthodox world. It was believed that the icon had been painted by Saint Luke and was sent to Pulcheria by her sister-in-law Athenais-Eudokia in the middle of the fifth century.

One of the most common subjects for such icons is the Virgin Hodegetria, literally “She Who Shows the Way” in Greek. These are images in which the Virgin Mary holds Jesus and gestures toward him, guiding the viewer to Jesus and therefore, according to Christian belief, to salvation.

2021年12月14日 · The Hodegetria is a widely popular icon in Orthodox countries. Many copies of this miraculous image are kept in monasteries, temples, and churches. Perhaps, the most famous one is the Smolensk Mother of God.