The icon is in the typical Byzantine pose of the 'Theotokos Hodigitria' (Mother of God) who indicates the way, with her son on her left arm. The Virgin, wrapped in a dark blue mantle, stands out from the gold ground; the Child is wrapped in a red cloak decorated with motifs imitating pearls and precious stones.
The icon is in the Chapel of the Crucifix, San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome.
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