Pentecost

An exact replica of the original icon from the Holy Mount Athos. Made on natural wood with the use of traditional materials. Crafted with 22K gold leaves. Reproduction according to the museum print standards.

In the icon of Pentecost, the twelve Apostles are depicted seated in a circular arrangement. From heaven descends the Holy Spirit as a ray of light, directed individually to each of them. At the base of the composition, the “world” is represented as an old man wearing a crown. The surrounding darkness symbolizes the shadow of death that afflicted humanity before receiving the light of the Gospel. The personified world holds in his hands a white sheet containing twelve closed scrolls, symbols of the twelve Apostles, to whom the preaching of God’s Word has been entrusted.