https://freerepublic.com/tag/fakeicon/ en-us Thu, 18 May 2023 18:43:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4154193/posts On May 13, 2023, during a meeting with the Pope, Volodymyr Zelensky presented the pontiff with an “icon” of the Mother of God with a black void instead of the Infant Jesus. The image is called “Loss of 2022-58”, its author is Ukrainian artist Oleksiy Revika, reports the Ukrayina Moloda resource. Despite the fact that journalists call Revika's work a "painting", it is very reminiscent of a parody of the Iberian Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Revika himself claims on his Facebook page that “this is a work about the loss of Ukrainian children in the aggressive war unleashed... UOJ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4154193/posts#comment Thu, 18 May 2023 18:43:21 GMT