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ICON OF THE RESURRECTION AND THE TWELVE GREAT FEASTS OF THE CHURCH
ICON OF THE RESURRECTION AND THE TWELVE GREAT FEASTS OF THE CHURCH
54.28
Fedor Stroganov (Silversmith)
1857
The Orthodox iconography for the Resurrection is the Descent into Hell. Here the artist has adopted the Western interpretation of the event, with Christ actually rising from the tomb. According to...
IVERSKAIA MOTHER OF GOD
IVERSKAIA MOTHER OF GOD
54.30
Unknown (Painter)
late 19th Century
This icon is a copy of one of Moscow's most venerated icons, the Iverskaia Mother of God, which was brought to Russia in 1648 from the Iberian Monastery in Greece. The icon was installed in its...
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
54.31
Andrei Aleksandrov (Silversmith)
1867-1999
The half-length figure of Christ Pantocrator faces the viewer, his right hand raised in blessing, his left holding an open gospel bearing the text "I give unto you a new testament to love one...
MADONNA AND CHILD
MADONNA AND CHILD
54.32
Ia. F. Mishukova (Artist)
1900-1933
In this unusual and as yet unidentified type the half-length figure of the Mother of God cradles the reclining Christ Child in her arms. Turning to her right and leaning slightly forward, She...
ST. GEORGE
ST. GEORGE
54.34
Unknown (Painter)
1899-1908
The half-length figure of St. George is painted on a curved oval plaque of mother of pearl in a smooth silver mount. He is dressed in armor over a dark blue tunic with full sleeves gathered in a...
ST. GURII, ST. SAMON, AND ST. AVIV
ST. GURII, ST. SAMON, AND ST. AVIV
54.35
Unknown (Painter)
1899-1908
In this small icon of the three patron saints of marriage and the family the full-length figures of St. Gurii, St. Samon, and St. Aviv face the viewer directly, their hands raised in identical...
ST. TIKHON AND ST. MITROPHAN
ST. TIKHON AND ST. MITROPHAN
54.37
Unknown (Painter)
1862
Two canonized archbishops of Voronezh are depicted in this small travelling icon. On the left stands St. Tikhon with miter, crozier, and panagia and on the right St. Mitrophan, wearing a monk's...
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
54.39
Unknown
ca. 1875-1900
The softened outlines, naturalistic highlights, and rounded forms of the Savior (depicted as Christ as Ruler of All) reflect the impact of greater realism in iconography--a trend that had been...
ST. INNOCENT, BISHOP OF IRKUTSK
ST. INNOCENT, BISHOP OF IRKUTSK
54.40
Dmitrii Andreevich Gorbunov (Silversmith)
c. 1908
This miniature pendant icon depicts St. Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk, painted on an oval mother-of-pearl medallion in the manner of painted enamels. He wears a bishop's mitre and a yellow and white...
KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD
KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD
54.7
Unknown (Painter)
17th-mid 17th Century
This icon is a copy of a miracle-working icon discovered in Kazan in 1579, soon after Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible (reigned 1547-1584), took that city from the Asian inhabitants known...
ANNUNCIATION WITH OKLAD
ANNUNCIATION WITH OKLAD
54.70
Iakov Frolov (Silversmith)
1700-1781
In this very Baroque icon of the Annunciation, the Mother of God kneels in prayer in her bedroom, her prayerbook open on a small table before her, her red-and-green canopied bed in the background,...
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
54.75
Unknown
1839
In this half-length, frontal image Christ's left hand rests on top of an orb cushioned by clouds while his right is raised in blessing. His oval face is modelled with a western understanding of...