A tender, hieratic Madonna and Child icon panel with a rich gold ground and an ornate haloed border. Intimate in gesture, monumental in presence, it reads as both devotional object and decorative centrepiece.

The Virgin is rendered in a deep midnight mantle, her face softened into that unmistakable icon stillness, while the Child turns toward her with a gentle, human closeness. The gold leaf field amplifies the warmth of the scene, catching light in the way only true gilding can, and giving the panel its timeless, candlelit glow.

A decorative frame of circular medallions surrounds the central image, each roundel punctuating the border like a litany. The overall composition feels architectural: central icon as the “ apse ”, border as the “procession”, all held together by disciplined symmetry and hand-painted ornament.

As part of De Ferranti’s Frescoes and Iconography collection, this panel can be commissioned in faithful Byzantine-inspired styling using traditional mineral and plant pigments, with options for level of patina , craquelure effect, and edge wear. Suitable as a framed wall panel, a niche focal point, or integrated into a larger decorative scheme where sacred imagery and historic craft are welcome.