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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. 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...
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...
RESURRECTION WITH ST. IAKOV AND ST. ANNA
RESURRECTION WITH ST. IAKOV AND ST. ANNA
54.4
Unknown (Painter)
19th c.
Christ, dressed in a pinkish-red chiton and a blue, gold-shot hymation that flies up behind him, is shown trampling the Gates of Hell and grasping the outstretched right hand of the kneeling Adam....
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...
MOTHER OF GOD "RELIEVER OF GRIEF AND SORROWS"
MOTHER OF GOD "RELIEVER OF GRIEF AND SORROWS"
54.42
Unknown
Late 19th c.
In the upper center of this small icon, framed by an archway with fluted columns is the half-length figure of the Mother of God (Smolensk type?) beneath two hovering angels who hold a crown above...
ST. SAVVA AND ST. AGAFIA
ST. SAVVA AND ST. AGAFIA
54.43
Unknown
18th c.-19th c.
In this miniature icon, probably part of a mineological icon for the month of February, the bearded St. Savva is clad in a warrior's armor and cloak, and holds a spear. The holy martyr St. Agafia...
ST. NIKIFOR, ST. THEODOR TRICHINOS, AND ST. ANASTASII
ST. NIKIFOR, ST. THEODOR TRICHINOS, AND ST. ANASTASII
54.44
Unknown
19th c.
St. John the Baptist stands between SS Nicholas and Anastasius, their names inscribed above. Painted in bright colors against gold sky and dark green earth.
ST. JULIANA AND THE BURIAL OF ST. PETER, METROPOLITAN OF MOSCOW
ST. JULIANA AND THE BURIAL OF ST. PETER, METROPOLITAN OF MOSCOW
54.45
Unknown
18th c.-19th c.
To the left of this miniature icon, in a separate space and with her name inscribed in black above, is the full-length figure of St. Juliana. The rest of the icon depicts the burial of St. Peter,...