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PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY RUSSIA
PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY RUSSIA
52.6
Adolph Charlemagne (Painter)
1862
Image depicts the procession during the Palm Sunday Ceremony in seventeenth-century Moscow, specifically the moment when they are moving from the Place of Proclamations (Lobnoe mesto), adjacent to...
OLD MOSCOW
OLD MOSCOW
52.7
Alexander Lozhkin (Artist)
c. 1910
Imaginary street scene in old Moscow with figures dressed in period costume.
STREET SCENE
STREET SCENE
52.8
Alexander Lozhkin (Artist)
c. 1910
A view of the gate to the Kremlin with many old buildings outside the walls and with people in period costume.
ST. NICHOLAS OF VELIKORETSK WITH SCENES FROM HIS LIFE
ST. NICHOLAS OF VELIKORETSK WITH SCENES FROM HIS LIFE
54.12
Fedor Studentsov (Silversmith)
late 18th-mid 20th Century
This large silver and gilded repousse oklad depicts the small half-length figure of St. Nicholas of Myra wearing a heavy jewelled crown and surrounded by eight scenes from his life. These are...
ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD "SEEKER OF THE LOST"
ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD "SEEKER OF THE LOST"
54.15
Unknown (Painter)
1790-1795
In this faithful copy of the Mother of God "Promise of Those Who Suffer" Christ, dressed in a simple white chiton, seems to be climbing out of the crook of his mother's arm. With his right hand he...
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
54.22
Unknown (Painter)
1860
Christ is depicted half-length, fully facing the viewer, with his right hand raised in blessing and the gospel, opened to the passage "Come unto me all who labor and are heavy laden" (Mark 11:26),...
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
54.23
Dmitrii Orlov (Silversmith)
1862
The half-length figure of Christ Pantocrator is painted in an Academic style popular in the mid 19th century. His blue eyes, red-rimmed and edged with feathery lashes, look directly at the viewer....
ST. ALEXEI, METROPOLITAN OF MOSCOW
ST. ALEXEI, METROPOLITAN OF MOSCOW
54.26
Unknown (Painter)
1899-1906
St. Aleksei, Metropolitan of Moscow, is depicted half-length, his right hand raised in blessing and his left holding a closed gospel protected by a cloth. His long thin face is painted in an...
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...
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...
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...