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Icon Gallery General Collection 2265n: "Holy Virgin – The Joy of All Mournful People"_1
Icon Gallery General Collection 2265n: "Holy Virgin – The Joy of All Mournful People"_1
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2265n: "Holy Virgin – The Joy of All Mournful People"_1
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Description
"Holy Virgin – The Joy of All Mournful People" Second half of the 19th century. Central Russia
Size: 11 x 8,5 x 1,1cm
Technique & Material: Board, gesso, tempera, silver leaf, drying oil
Description: Most likely, the icon was painted in an icon-painting workshop of some remote monastery of Volga area. Despite of its non-capital origination, the painting is of a sufficiently high level with application of silver leaf (that was an expensive material) for decoration of the background; the borders are ornamented by ‘cold enamel’ and engraving, creating an imposing and elegant appearance.
Ideal state of preservation
High Resolution Images: fragments.
Price: EUR 350.-
File size of the original image
786.71 KB (600 x 798 px)
Total images in all categories: 386