Iconographic type
Hodegetria (“She who shows the Way”) — iconographic type
Examples of this type
- Dating
- Byzantium, not later than the 6th century
- Origin
- Constantinople, the Hodegon monastery (by tradition an image painted by the Evangelist Luke)
- Author / school
- Unknown
About the icon
The Mother points with her hand to the Child — the Way, the Truth and the Life; a solemn image of the Theotokos as the Church leading to Christ.
Composition
Frontal pose; the Child on the left arm blesses and holds a scroll.
An icon is an image for prayer. The description explains theological meaning and prayer tradition; it does not promise an outcome.