Our Lady of Tenderness 1200

"Our Lady of Tenderness" is a 13th century icon, a type of religious artwork created in the Byzantine style, and is housed in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, Russia. The icon depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the Christ child, a common theme in Orthodox iconography. It's notable for its intense gaze and the delicate details of the Virgin Mary's blue robes and the child's orange-brown garments. This icon, with its devotional purpose, likely played a significant role in religious practices of its time.