Caption

Icon: Cover of the Mother of God, provincial workshop; cover iconographic. Subjects: Mary Mother of Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; saints and patriarchs including Romanos the Melodos St., ?–556, Andrew the Yurodivy St., 870–ca. 936 with his disciple Epiphanius, Proclus, Tarasius St., ca. 730–806, Emperor Leo VI the Philosopher 866–912. Iconographic elements: omophorion, maphorion; inscriptions. Description: The icon is divided into two registers. The upper register shows a procession of saints led by the Mother of God, turning to Christ in the upper left corner. The lower register centers on Romanos the Melodos, Andrew the Yurodivy with Epiphanius, Proclus, and Emperor Leo depicted with hands folded on his chest. Colors are dominated by gilding, red, blue, and pink. The upper frame features an identifying inscription in cinnabar. Date: second half of the 19th century. Place: Russia. Medium: icon. Dimensions: height 17.5 cm, width 14.5 cm., A rectangular wooden panel with a worn, rough surface showing dark brown and black areas, with patches of lighter brown and some reddish-brown along the edges; the surface has visible scratches, scuffs, and areas of flaking or uneven texture, and the background around the panel is a pale gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_293

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Icon Cover Mother God provincial workshop cover iconographic Subjects Mary Mother Jesus Christ saints patriarchs Romanos Melodos St –556 Andrew Yurodivy St 870–ca 936 disciple Epiphanius Proclus Tarasius St ca 730–806 Emperor Leo VI Philosopher 866–912 Iconographic elements omophorion maphorion inscriptions Description icon divided two registers upper register procession saints led turning Christ upper left corner lower register centers Melodos Yurodivy Epiphanius Emperor Leo depicted hands folded chest Colors dominated gilding red blue pink upper frame features identifying inscription cinnabar Date second half 19th century Place Russia Medium Dimensions height 17.5 cm width 14.5 cm rectangular wooden panel worn rough surface showing dark brown black areas patches lighter brown reddish-brown edges surface visible scratches scuffs areas flaking uneven texture background panel pale gray.