Icon of Christ the Bridegroom (Nymphios) — Hagiography on Wood

This hagiography depicts Christ the Bridegroom (Nymphios) — a traditional icon of the Orthodox Church, especially venerated during Holy Week. It illustrates Christ as he is presented during the Bridegroom services, celebrated on the first three evenings of Holy Week in preparation for the Passion.

Hand-painted on a plank of aged wood, this hagiography retains the natural grain and marks of time proper to the surface, giving each piece a unique character. The background, adorned with golden rays radiating around the halo, follows the traditional codes of Byzantine iconography.

In a bust format measuring 62 x 27 cm, this icon is delivered with its hanging cord, ready to be installed in a prayer corner, a church, or any other space set aside for reflection.

Like every hand-painted hagiography, this piece is one of a kind: the color shading, the rendering of the face, and the background details may vary slightly from one piece to the next, reflecting the iconographer's handcraft.

The icon of the Bridegroom recalls a central moment in Orthodox spirituality: the watchful waiting before the Passion, and the call to inner preparation it symbolizes. It finds its place both in a church and in a home, as a support for meditation during the Paschal season or throughout the year.

Given as a spiritual gift or acquired to enrich a collection of religious items, this hagiography of Christ the Bridegroom combines iconographic tradition with authentic handcraft.