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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. GURII, ST. SAMON, AND ST. AVIV
ST. GURII, ST. SAMON, AND ST. AVIV
54.33
Firm of Iakov Mishukov (Maker)
1800-1896
With the rise of the nationalist sentiment and renewed interest in Russia's medieval past in the 1800s, the refined miniature painting and sumptuous metalwork of the 1600s made a fashionable...
ST. GEORGE
ST. GEORGE
54.34
Unknown
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
Late 19th c.
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...
KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD
KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD
54.36
Unknown
1875-1900
This small travelling icon shows the half-length figure of the Kazan Mother of God, her head turned slightly towards the knee-length figure of the Christ Child who stands to her left with His...
ST. TIKHON AND ST. MITROPHAN
ST. TIKHON AND ST. MITROPHAN
54.37
Unknown
1862
Two canonized archbishops of Voronezh are depicted in this small travelling icon. On the left stands St. Tikhon with mitre, crozier, and panagia and on the right St. Mitrophan, wearing a monk's...
ICON OF SAINT OLGA
ICON OF SAINT OLGA
54.38
Fabergé (Firm)
1899-1903
The miniature icon shows St. Olga, Grand Duchess of Kiev, holding a gold cross aloft in her right hand and a model of a church with three tall green cupolas on a white cloth in her left. She is...
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. NIKITA AND THE DEVIL
ST. NIKITA AND THE DEVIL
54.41
Unknown
1600-ca. 1850
One of the functions of the oklad was to embellish out-of-style icons, adapting them to contemporary worldly tastes. Here the spatial realism of the oklad corrects the stylistic weaknesses of the...
SAINT BARBARA
SAINT BARBARA
54.47
Unknown
19th c.
This tiny travelling icon represents St. Barbara wearing a miniscule martyr's crown and holding a cross in her right hand. All but her sketchily painted face and hands are visible beneath the...
CHRIST OF THE WRATHUL EYE
CHRIST OF THE WRATHUL EYE
54.66
Unknown (Painter)
1600-1917
At first glance, this icon's fine painting and delicate metalwork would mark it as a well-preserved work from the 1600s, but in all likelihood it was painted in one of the training workshops...