Russian Icon of Madonna and Child, a chromolighograph on panel with gilt brass oklad, 20 3.8" X 13 3/4", Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century. Framed in a black painted arched shadowbox, a painted frame insert of with applied wood descending dove, in fair condition. The use and making of icons entered Kievan Rus' (which later expanded to become the Russian Empire) followed its conversion to Orthodox Christianity in 988 A.D. As a general rule, these icons strictly followed models and formulas ... Click for details
Russian Icon, 19th Century of the Virgin of Joy to those who grieve surrounded by archangeles, 12.5" X 10.5" The use and making of icons entered Kievan Rus' (which later expanded to become the Russian Empire) followed its conversion to Orthodox Christianity in 988 A.D. As a general rule, these icons strictly followed models and formulas hallowed by usage, some of which had originated in Constantinople. As time passed, the Russians widened the vocabulary of types and styles far beyond anything fo... Click for details
Russian Icon of a Church Saint, 19th Century, 12.5" X 10.5".
The use and making of icons entered Kievan Rus' (which later expanded to become the Russian Empire) followed its conversion to Orthodox Christianity in 988 A.D. As a general rule, these icons strictly followed models and formulas hallowed by usage, some of which had originated in Constantinople. As time passed, the Russians widened the vocabulary of types and styles far beyond anything found elsewhere. The personal, improvisatory and ... Click for details
Russian Icon of a Virgin, 19th Century, H:12.5" W:10.5".
There are far more varieties of icons of Mary in Russian iconography and religious use than of any other figure; Marian icons are commonly copies of images considered to be miraculous, of which there are hundreds: "The icons of Mary were always deemed miraculous, those of her son rarely so" (Mother Russia: the Feminine Myth in Russian Culture, Hubbs, Joanna, Indiana University Press, 1993). Icons of Mary most often depict her with the chi... Click for details
