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CHERNIGOV-GETHSEMENE MOTHER OF GOD
CHERNIGOV-GETHSEMENE MOTHER OF GOD
54.50
Unknown
1850-1899
The Mother of God is shown half-length, turned slightly with upraised hand towards the Christ Child seated on Her left arm, his right hand raised in blessing. Both wear crowns lined in red and the...
ST. SERGEI AND ST. GERMAN
ST. SERGEI AND ST. GERMAN
54.51
Unknown
1900-1917
In this miniature icon St. Sergei Radonezhskii and St. German, Archbishop of Kazan stand facing each other on two hillocks, one brown the other mint green, with cinnamon-pink hills in the...
ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
54.53
Unknown
17th c.
In this fragment of an Annunciation, probably cut from the top of a pair of Royal Doors, the Archangel Gabriel is shown moving swiftly towards the right, his left foot raised in mid-step, his left...
TRANSFIGURATION
TRANSFIGURATION
54.54
Unknown
16th c.
This icon of the Transfiguration depicts Christ's appearance to the apostles James, John, and Peter, when they have gone up a mountain to pray. Three consecutive events are shown, as related in...
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE WILDERNESS
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE WILDERNESS
54.55
Unknown
Early 20th c. (?)
St. John stands in a barren mountain landscape, a river to his right, bearing a white standard with red cross to his left. His naked emaciated torso scantily covered by a dark hymation, his...
SAINT BASIL
SAINT BASIL
54.56
Unknown
16th c.
This icon as well as the icon of St Chrysostom (54.57) was once part of a royal door. A full length figure of St. Basil stands in three-quarter view facing to the right. He has a long club-shaped...
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
54.57
Unknown
16th c.
This icon has once been one of the panels of the Royal Doors. St. John Chysostom is depicted with halo and full beard. He wears a bishop sakkos (dalmatic) of green brocade woven with a pattern of...
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST
54.58
Unknown
ca. 1550
This monumental church icon of Saint John the Evangelist, in which he holds an open Gospel, illustrates the tradition of simple lines, intense colors, and rhythmic forms associated with Russian...
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
54.59
Unknown
18th c.
The full-length frontal figure of Archangel Michael stands on a crescent of greenish clouds above a rolling landscape dotted with small plants. He wears a suit of armor over a short tunic and...
CALENDAR ICON FOR MARCH
CALENDAR ICON FOR MARCH
54.6
Unknown
1600-1700
Icon for one month painted on a panel made of a sheet of paper or parchment and built up with gesso. Background is in gold. In center of front one above the other are three scenes: 1 the...
ASCENSION OF ST. ELIJAH
ASCENSION OF ST. ELIJAH
54.60
Unknown
17th c.
St. Elijah is drawn up to heaven in a chariot drawn by three winged horses within a fiery, dark red whirlwind. An angel with spread wings assists the ascent by holding the red mass at the upper...
VLADIMIR MOTHER OF GOD
VLADIMIR MOTHER OF GOD
54.61
Unknown (Painter)
17th Century
This small icon is one copy among thousands made of one of the earliest Byzantine icons brought to Russia in the 1100s. It faithfully reproduces the gesture of tenderness and the expressive...