Easter egg "The Last Supper"

The Easter folding egg is made according to the ancient Russian traditions of a gift souvenir for the great holiday. The outer part of this product is decorated with magnificent Novgorod ornaments and crowned with an imperial crown, personifying the symbol of Heavenly Divine Sovereignty. At the foot of the Easter egg there is a pedestal in the form of a velvet cushion, which allows the icon to be made an interior souvenir. The fold unfolds into a composition of icons from the Christological cycle – three main milestones of Christ's teaching: "The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem", "The Last Supper" and "Ascension to the Cross", arranged in a chronological sequence of events of Holy Week, preceded by Palm Sunday. The icon "The Last Supper" fills the central part of the miniature triptych, and represents the iconography of the 16th century. The icon of the teaching of the Sacrament of Communion depicts the twelve apostles of Christ learning about the impending betrayal of one of the disciples. Said traitor Judas stretches across the table to "soliloquy." Judas's pose repeats the pose of John, the beloved disciple of Jesus, leaning towards the Teacher and embodying devotion and betrayal. Jesus Christ is surrounded by a "mandorla" - a conventional image of Divine glory in the form of an almond-shaped halo. Mandorla shows that Divine radiance and power emanate from the Savior. "And when they were seated, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat.: This is My Body. And taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them and said, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." But I tell you that from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink new wine with you in My Father's kingdom" (Matthew 26:20-29). According to the outline of the central icon, the words of prayer: "Having approached the secret table in passion, let us all take bread with pure souls, so that we may see how he washes the disciples' feet, and do as we see, worshipping one another, and washing one another, for Christ led His disciple to do so, foretold to do so: but Judas, the slave and flatterer, did not hear.". In the chronology of the Passion of the Lord, the Last Supper is preceded by the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, celebrated in Orthodoxy as the twelve-day feast on the last Sunday before Holy Week, otherwise called "Flower-Bearing Week." In the Slavic language, the word "week" meant the first day of the week – Sunday. This Sunday is called "flowery" because the people greeted Christ, who rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, with palm branches, exclaiming: "Hosanna to the Son of David" (Matthew 21 :9). Along the contour of the fold are the words of the kontakion: "On the throne in heaven, borne by lot on earth, O Christ God Thou hast received the angels in praise and the children in praise, who call upon thee: blessed art thou, Who comest to call Adam. Alleluia." The plot composition closes with the icon "Ascension to the Cross". This image echoes the first composition, "The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem." The words "Hosana" turned into "Crucify": here Jerusalem and the Cross of Calvary form symbolic parallels. The Gospel of Luke contains the words of the crucified Jesus about his tormentors: "Father! let them go without knowing what they are doing..." (Luke 23:34). Along the contour of the icon are the words of prayer: "Ascend to the Cross by the will of Thy nameless new habitation, grant us Thy bounty, O Christ God, make us glad by Thy power, giving us victories for companions, an aid to those who possess Thy weapons of peace, an invincible victory."The Easter folding egg is made according to the ancient Russian traditions of a gift souvenir for the great holiday. The outer part of this product is decorated with magnificent Novgorod ornaments and crowned with an imperial crown, personifying the symbol of Heavenly Divine Sovereignty. At the foot of the Easter egg there is a pedestal in the form of a velvet cushion, which allows the icon to be made an interior souvenir. The fold unfolds into a composition of icons from the Christological cycle – three main milestones of Christ's teaching: "The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem", "The Last Supper" and "Ascension to the Cross", arranged in a chronological sequence of events of Holy Week, preceded by Palm Sunday. The icon "The Last Supper" fills the central part of the miniature triptych, and represents the iconography of the 16th century. The icon of the teaching of the Sacrament of Communion depicts the twelve apostles of Christ learning of the impending betrayal of one of the disciples. Said traitor Judas stretches across the table to "soliloquy." Judas's pose repeats the pose of John, the beloved disciple of Jesus, leaning towards the Teacher and embodying devotion and betrayal. Jesus Christ is surrounded by a "mandorla" - a conventional image of Divine glory in the form of an almond-shaped halo. Mandorla shows that Divine radiance and power emanate from the Savior. "And when they were seated, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat.: This is My Body. And taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them and said, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." But I tell you that from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink new wine with you in My Father's kingdom" (Matthew 26:20-29). According to the outline of the central icon, the words of prayer: "Having approached the secret table in passion, let us all take bread with pure souls, so that we may see how he washes the disciples' feet, and do as we see, worshipping one another, and washing one another, for Christ led His disciple to do so, foretold to do so: but Judas, the slave and flatterer, did not hear.". In the chronology of the Passion of the Lord, the Last Supper is preceded by the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, celebrated in Orthodoxy as the twelve-day feast on the last Sunday before Holy Week, otherwise called "Flower-Bearing Week." In the Slavic language, the word "week" meant the first day of the week – Sunday. This Sunday is called "flowery" because the people greeted Christ, who rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, with palm branches, exclaiming: "Hosanna to the Son of David" (Matthew 21 :9). Along the contour of the fold are the words of the kontakion: "On the throne in heaven, borne by lot on earth, O Christ God Thou hast received the angels in praise and the children in praise, who call upon thee: blessed art thou, Who comest to call Adam. Alleluia." The plot composition closes with the icon "Ascension to the Cross". This image echoes the first composition, "The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem." The words "Hosana" turned into "Crucify": here Jerusalem and the Cross of Calvary form symbolic parallels. The Gospel of Luke contains the words of the crucified Jesus about his tormentors: "Father! Let them go without knowing what they are doing..." (Luke 23:34). The words of prayer run along the contour of the icon.: "Ascend to the Cross by the will of Thy nameless new habitation, grant us Thy bounty, O Christ God, make us glad through Thy power, giving us victories for companions, an aid to those who possess Thy weapons of peace, an invincible victory."