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Middle of the 19th century. Moscow school. Level of painting is highly professional. Attention to the details of the creases and ornaments of garments, textures of faces, beards and hair. In good condition. On icon are represented: The Pokrov Mother of God (Icon of the Intercession), The Virgin “Unexpected Joy”, The Virgin „Melter of evil hearts “, Our Lady the Hope of sinners (Vzyskanie pogibshikh) and in the center in a round medallion - The Virgin the Burning Bush. Lovely Russian Icon of the Intercession (Pokrov). This subject combines two parts. Andreas, a holy-fool, attended an all-night service in the Church of the Blashernae in Constantinople, where the veil of the Virgin was said to be kept, together with his young follower Epiphany. During the service they saw the Virgin accompanied by saints going up to the ambo and praying, then took her long eastern-style veil from the sanctuary and spreaded it over the worshippers. (The Life of the Holy-Fool Andreas). Another impetus for the creation of the composition was the special custom of raising the embroidered cloth covering the image of the Virgin which was observed each week in the Church of the Blachernae during the all-night service from Friday to Saturday. The feast of the Intercession was established in Russia in the city of Vladimir during the reign of Prince Andrei Bogolubsky. The oldest composition of the Intercession dates from the thirteenth century and iconographical types became established in the fourteenth century. One type is predominantly associated with Novgorod, another with Intercession include two subjects of different origin: the miracle in the Church of the Blachernae and the miracle of the return of Romanus's voice, which traditionally took place in Saint Sofia's in Constantinople in the presence of the Patriarch and the Emperor. The Virgin „Melter of evil hearts “. The subject of this icon has been known for at least 500 years, but it was only in the early 18th century when it appeared in Russia, apparently, having been transferred here from Roman Catholic iconography. This icon has collection level. |
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