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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. 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...
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...
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...
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...
KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD
KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD
54.77
Vasilii Sergeevich Sikachev (Maker)
1850-1899
The Mother of God is shown bust length, her head inclined slightly towards the Christ Child standing before her. The child looks directly out at the viewer. His right hand is raised in blessing,...
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
54.78
Unknown
1875-1900
Christ is shown half length with his right hand raised in blessing and holding in his left hand the Gospels open at the text "Come unto me all who labor and are heavy burdened and I will give thee...
MENU
MENU
55.24
Sergei Ivanovich Yaguzhinskii (Artist)
1913
Menu used March 25, 1913 in Moscow to celebrate the three hundred years of Romanoff rule. It is printed in colors and gold. Main feature is the first Romanoff seated on the throne and wearing the...
MENU
MENU
55.25
Ignatii Nevinskii (Artist)
1900
Menu of Easter dinner. Head piece shows a Tsar wearing the Monomakh crown and in period costume, leading a procession with a figure at left making the traditional offering of bread and salt. Above...
GRANT OF TITLE OF NOBILITY
GRANT OF TITLE OF NOBILITY
57.1
Unknown
ca. 1751
Grant of Nobility made out to Captain K.F. Anikiev, son of Khludenov, by Empress Elizabeth I (Elizaveta Petrovna). Grant is handwritten in script on parchment with gold borders. At front in...