Ancient Russian icon Mother of God Bogolyubsky19th century 31x26.5
Ancient Russian icon Mother of God Bogolyubsky 19th century 31x26.5 cm. The canonical type of this icon is named after Vladimir Andrei Bogoljiubkij, who in 1157 had a miraculous vision of the Virgin with a scroll of parchment in her hands.Andrei ordered the Mother of God to be painted in the attitude in which he had contemplated her and had a monastery built in memory of the event. The Bogolyubsky icon depicts a group of praying saints. There is a silent conversation between the virgin and Jesus...
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Ancient Russian icon Mother of God Bogolyubsky 19th century 31x26.5 cm. The canonical type of this icon is named after Vladimir Andrei Bogoljiubkij, who in 1157 had a miraculous vision of the Virgin with a scroll of parchment in her hands.Andrei ordered the Mother of God to be painted in the attitude in which he had contemplated her and had a monastery built in memory of the event. The Bogolyubsky icon depicts a group of praying saints. There is a silent conversation between the virgin and Jesus, and it is written on the scrolls of parchment. It was made on a lime wood panel with egg tempera. The icon dates back to the mid-19th century. It measures 31x26.5 cm and is shipped in an elegant box with an appraisal carried out by an expert. It comes from Yaroslav, Russia.
