19. march 2021
The composition is dedicated to the moment when the body of Christ, removed from the cross after death, rested in his mother's arms. This theme is also called “Pieta”, taken from “irmos,” the ninth song of the canon of the Great Saturday
10. february 2021
Christ depicted in the icon, although sitting on a throne, does not have a sceptre or a sovereign crown, because his kingdom is not of this world, which he confirmed before Pilate: “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” (John 18:36)