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ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
54.53
Unknown
17th c.
In this fragment of an Annunciation, probably cut from the top of a pair of Royal Doors, the Archangel Gabriel is shown moving swiftly towards the right, his left foot raised in mid-step, his left...
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE WILDERNESS
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE WILDERNESS
54.55
Unknown
Early 20th c. (?)
St. John stands in a barren mountain landscape, a river to his right, bearing a white standard with red cross to his left. His naked emaciated torso scantily covered by a dark hymation, his...
SAINT BASIL
SAINT BASIL
54.56
Unknown
16th c.
This icon as well as the icon of St Chrysostom (54.57) was once part of a royal door. A full length figure of St. Basil stands in three-quarter view facing to the right. He has a long club-shaped...
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
54.57
Unknown
16th c.
This icon has once been one of the panels of the Royal Doors. St. John Chysostom is depicted with halo and full beard. He wears a bishop sakkos (dalmatic) of green brocade woven with a pattern of...
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST
54.58
Unknown
ca. 1550
This monumental church icon of Saint John the Evangelist, in which he holds an open Gospel, illustrates the tradition of simple lines, intense colors, and rhythmic forms associated with Russian...
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
54.59
Unknown
18th c.
The full-length frontal figure of Archangel Michael stands on a crescent of greenish clouds above a rolling landscape dotted with small plants. He wears a suit of armor over a short tunic and...
CALENDAR ICON FOR MARCH
CALENDAR ICON FOR MARCH
54.6
Unknown
1600-1700
Icon for one month painted on a panel made of a sheet of paper or parchment and built up with gesso. Background is in gold. In center of front one above the other are three scenes: 1 the...
VLADIMIR MOTHER OF GOD
VLADIMIR MOTHER OF GOD
54.61
Unknown (Painter)
17th Century
This small icon is one copy among thousands made of one of the earliest Byzantine icons brought to Russia in the 1100s. It faithfully reproduces the gesture of tenderness and the expressive...
DESCENT INTO LIMBO
DESCENT INTO LIMBO
54.62
Unknown
19th c.
Christ stands in a mandorla of horizontal gold rays, trampling the broken Gates of Hell and crushing Satan beneath them. He is dressed in radiant golden robes and holds a furled scroll in his...
DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
54.63
Unknown (Painter)
19th Century
The Mother of God lies in the center of the icon on a bier draped with green brocade, the twelve apostles and St. Paul grouped in mourning at her head and feet. Behind her within an oval mandorla...
BAPTISM OF CHRIST
BAPTISM OF CHRIST
54.64
Unknown
19th c.
Christ stands naked in the River Jordan which flows through the center of a mountainous and verdant landscape. Above His head is the dove of the Holy Ghost and above that God Savaoth in a ring of...
EXALTATION OF THE CROSS
EXALTATION OF THE CROSS
54.65
Unknown
19th c.
In the ambo at the center stands Bishop Makarius of Jerusalem, raising up the eight-ended cross with outstretched arms, while two youthful deacons support him on either side and two acolytes with...