🕊️ Faith & Scripture
Skoroposlushnitsa
Unknown artist · 1563
Why it's great
An icon, a holy painting, shows Mary as the Quick to Hear, who is thought to answer prayers fast. An unknown painter made it in the Dochiariou monastery on Mount Athos in Greece, and visitors there still pray in front of it.
Where to see it
📍 Dochiariou monasterymonastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
Open in Maps ↗Hang it on your wall
⬇ Hi-res download
675 × 939 px · 0.6 megapixels
This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one.
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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The artist of this work is not known. Many early portraits, prints and manuscripts were made by artists whose names were never recorded or have since been lost.
