19c RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ICON CHRISTIANITY MOTHER GOD KAZAN EGG CHURCH PAINTING CROS

  

Of the MOTHER of GOD of the HOLY MOTHER of GOD of KAZAN. Royal CHURCH of ART brought to our world SUPREMACY CHRISTIANITY AVANT GARDE MOVEMENT. ICON is PERFECT CONDITION, UNIQUE FIND.

100% GUARANTEED GENUINE, 100% ORIGINAL. Dimensions icon in mm approx.

270 mm in the width. Dimensions icon in inches approx. 10.5 inches in the width. 9.0 inches in width.

1.0 inches in thickness. Hardwood panel, egg tempera with the gilded painting icon, creates magnificent beauty of the product, sophistication.

The quality of this MIRACLE ICON is very fine and detailed with beautiful facial painting, good condition, regarding its age. Icon in good condition in corresponds to regarding its age. This icon been double check and we Guarantee everything by one hundred percentage.

Good so see our many photos to get the best idea of condition. The quality of this Icon is very fine and detailed with beautiful facial painting. Original Icon, gorgeous painting creates magnificent beauty of the product.

The best indication of condition is to study the photographs carefully, photos are part of the description. Expertly painted in egg tempera on wood, an icon depicting the Mother of God, the wonderworking Kazan image modeled on the renowned 16th century prototype. The icon is adorned with a marvelously detailed silver oklad, featuring cut haloes painted with a navy blue Greek key border, wonderful vestments delineated in repousse so that the voluminous drapery folds cascade over Virgin and Child, with meticulously incised details to delineate the patterns and textures of the fabrics, as well as an integral silver frame incised with a stylized geometric pattern. The oklad is stamped with an assay mark that is difficult to decipher; however, the maker's mark below reads "EK".

Icon and oklad are set in a glass-fronted wooden kiot with a gilt and red pigment liner made to resemble another frame. The strongly modeled visages shaded with stunning sfumato to produce soft, hazy personages suggest a Western European Renaissance influence. There was special and unique time which was our past. This symbolic Items disappears, that is why they are valuable, and the prices increase every year. "Kazan" Icon of the Mother of God.

22 October / 4 November. Our Lady of Kazan is an icon of the Theotokos.

And popular in Russia since the 16th century. The Kazan icon of the Virgin remains popular, especially as a wedding gift.

The celebration of the Most-holy Theotokos, in honor of her Icon known as the Kazan Icon, was established in thanks for the saving of Moscow and all Russia from the attack of the Poles in 1612. The miraculous Icon of the Most-holy Theotokos was sent from Kazan to join the militia led by Prince Dimitry Mikhailovitch Pozharsky.

Holy Hierarch Arseny (later to become bishop of Suzdal), who was a prisoner of the Poles, sent word that he had had a vision revealing by the intercession of the Most-holy Virgin, God's judgment been had turned to mercy. Inspired by this news, the armies on October 22, 1612 liberated Moscow from the Polish occupiers. The celebration in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Most-holy Theotokos was established in 1649. To this day, that Icon is highly venerated by the Russian Orthodox people.

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The seller is "rima83" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Featured Refinements: Orthodox Icon
2. Handmade: Yes
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
4. Religion: Christianity