Theotokos Hodegetria Icon - Traditional Byzantine Line Art Depiction #1516269 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line drawing depicts the Theotokos Hodegetria, a revered Byzantine icon type where the Virgin Mary gestures toward Christ as the “Way” to salvation. Both figures bear halos with Greek abbreviations-MP ΘY (Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, Mother of God) and IC XC (Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Jesus Christ)-and symbolic eight-pointed stars on Mary’s veil and garments denote her perpetual virginity. The stylized, frontal composition follows strict iconographic canons emphasizing theological meaning over naturalism.

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