5. Our Lady of Kazan

Circa 1900 y. Palekh.
Wood, lewkas, tempera.
Size: 26x21x1,9 cm.

Russian Icon of the Kazan Mother of God. This type of Virgin and Child, presenting the Christ Child standing rather than sitting erect on His Mothers arm, is a 16th century Russian variant on the Byzantine Hodegetria Mother of God. Both Icons are theological, emphasizing the divine nature of Christ, the wisdom of God Incarnate rather than the human relationship between Mother and Child. This is particularly marked in the Kazan image, where Christ is self-supporting, and blesses the faithful in a hieratic frontal pose.

This icon has collection level.

Price: 2200 Euro