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RUSSIA, around 1800 - Lot 294

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1000 - 1200 EUR
RUSSIA, around 1800 - Lot 294
RUSSIA, around 1800 Icon of the POKROV with a silver plated rizza. Tradition reports that the Mother of God appeared in the church of Blachernes in Constantinople, which was under siege at the time, and that she spread her veil over the congregation as a sign of protection. This event was witnessed by Andrew the Fool in Christ. In the lower right-hand register, depicted naked and draped in a cloak, he points out to his disciple Epiphanius his vision of the Virgin standing on a cloud holding the veil in his hands. Nimbed in a mandorla, she precedes St. John the Baptist and a saint. In the background, a probable representation of the Basilica of Saint Sophia or the Church of Blachernes, symbolizing the power of the Church. On the left in a cloud, Christ Pentocrator blessing. In the middle of the lower register stands the deacon Roman the Melodian, reading on a phylactery the Acathist hymn written in thanksgiving for this protection granted by the Virgin. On his On his left are represented the emperor under a canopy and a patriarch. 30,8 x 25,4 cm.
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