The Icon Of The Nativity
In every person's life there are holidays that are waiting with a special look and a special love . These holidays include the feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ . The celebration of this Great event began long ago . After the fourth century, Christians began to celebrate Christmas on the seventh of January . On this day in all churches there are festive solemn service . Every Christian in these fabulous days recalls how the Lord came into the world .
A detailed story about the birth of Jesus Christ narrated by the evangelists Luke and Matthew . Mary and Joseph – the parents of our Savior before birth came to Bethlehem . After the birth of Jesus the first of the people came to him to worship the shepherds informed of this event by the appearance of the angel . The sky was also revealed to the star that led to the infant Jesus of the Magi . They brought gifts – gold , Frankincense and myrrh : not as a baby but as a King . Learning about the birth of the Mission , the king of Judea, Herod ordered to kill all infants up to two years . However, Christ was miraculously saved from death because the angel commanded Joseph to flee to Egypt with his family where they lived until the death of Herod .
In the soul of every human celebration of Christmas is associated with a miracle , a fairy tale . All I want these days to wish peace , love , happiness , peace of mind , understanding with loved ones .... Let us all bless the Lord !!! Let each of us this day will visit the temple of God, and remember how and for whom and why our Savior came into this world !!!
Icon "the Nativity" presents a full, detailed picture, festive as the holiday itself. Christmas is celebrated with a festive Liturgy. Icon "the Nativity" displays the historical details of the Christmas event. To properly understand the image, it is necessary to carefully study the Scriptures.
On the icon the symbolic and shows the reality, there are no superfluous details. It is made in the tradition of Russian icon painting. In the centre of the icon the mother of God pronounced. Depicted on the icon "Christmas"-mountain with a cave and the infant. The colors, the brightness, the main emphasize in the icon, while other parts are perceived of secondary importance.
Virgin are lying on a red bed. She is the center of the icon is not accidental, she gave the world Jesus Christ, it was through the incarnation. Icon "the Nativity" written by a Russian painter Andrei Rublev.
Artist, founder of school of painting. He became known worldwide, thanks to the creation of a great icon of the Nativity. As he talked about him his contemporaries, that came to us for a long time, that Rublev was an unusually modest and humble. He was born in an Orthodox family where parents also were engaged in iconography. Life he devoted to the service of the Lord – monks. Recognition and fame to him as the artist, the painter came quite early.
The icon of the Nativity written on the Board from basswood. Finished it writing painter in 1405. Until our time it has reached, in average form. Therefore, probably carried out some restoration of the icon "the Nativity".
In a place where boards are fastened in the corner (bottom left) put a fresh layer of gesso, which looks like a longitudinal spot. The icon has two inserts that are located at the bottom on the right side. Prior gesso partly ruined. At the top of the Rublev icon of the Nativity preserved in cinnabar red piping. The icon is executed in olive-white and yellow-green tones. Thanks to this color scheme, the entire icon has an airy, unreal appearance.
