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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...
PROTECTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
PROTECTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
54.67
Unknown (Painter)
19th Century
The full-length figure of the Mother of God floats in mid-air before the exterior of the five-domed Church of the Blachernae in Constantinople, holding out her stole protectively over the heads of...
ST. NICHOLAS THE MIRACLEWORKER OF MOZHAISK
ST. NICHOLAS THE MIRACLEWORKER OF MOZHAISK
54.68
Unknown
1800-1849
St. Nicholas the Miracleworker is shown full-length with arms outstretched, a short curved sword in his right hand, a model of a church and belltower in his left. He wears a red-lined cope with...
ST. DIMITRII TSAREVICH, ST. ALEKSII METROPOLITAN OF MOSCOW, AND ST. CATHERINE
ST. DIMITRII TSAREVICH, ST. ALEKSII METROPOLITAN OF MOSCOW, AND ST. CATHERINE
54.69
Unknown
19th c.
The three saints are painted full length beneath the image of Christ Pantocrator with an orb and billowing draperies, emerging in a burst of light from a bank of dark clouds. Directly beneath...
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...
NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
54.71
Unknown
18th c.
This miniature icon depicts the Nativity of the Mother of God. Her mother St. Anne is shown half lying on a bed beneath a red coverlet, being tended by a maidservant. A midwife seated at the foot...
ST. NICHOLAS
ST. NICHOLAS
54.72
Unknown
18th c.
St. Nicholas is depicted bust length, a yellow omophorion with gold crosses and a red and gold brocade felon over his shoulders. His face is long and thin, with a very broad forehead creased with...
PORTABLE ICONOSTASIS
PORTABLE ICONOSTASIS
54.73
Unknown (Painter)
c. 1700
This folding shrine replicates in miniature the iconostasis, the screen of icons separating the sanctuary from the nave in Eastern churches. For Old Believer sects, who were not allowed to...
WOOD TRIPTYCH
WOOD TRIPTYCH
54.74
Unknown
1800-1830
Thirty two miniature scenes with inscriptions originally made up this silver-mounted carved wood triptych, three of which are now missing. In the center of the square middle panel is the...
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...
RESURRECTION WITH THE TWELVE GREAT FEASTS OF THE CHURCH
RESURRECTION WITH THE TWELVE GREAT FEASTS OF THE CHURCH
54.76
Unknown (Painter)
mid 19th Century
At the center of the icon is the Resurrection, painted in a miniature style with flame-shaped mountains and an almond-shaped mandorla with chrysography rays and stars. A gold border with...
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,...