An antique Russian Orthodox hand painted on wood icon of Right Handed Mother of God. Mixed media painting: egg tempera, gesso, and levkas on a wood board. Inscribed upper right. Circa: 19th century. The Right Handed Icon depicts the Virgin Mary and the Son of God, Jesus Christ, immaculately born by Her. The image got its name due to the presence of a characteristic feature: the mother holds the child on her right hand, and not on her left, as depicted on most Orthodox icon-painting faces of the Virgin. Antique Russian Religious Items and Collectibles.