Ancient Russian icon Our Lady of Kazan 19th century 35.5x31x2.5 cm
Ancient Russian icon Our Lady of Kazan 19th century 35.5x31x2.5 cm. The first image was found in the city of Kazan on 8 July 1579 after the Madonna appeared three times to a nine-year-old girl.The icon was considered the protector of the Romanov dynasty and became one of Russia's greatest relics. The icon's feast is July 8th (day of the apparition) and October 22nd (day of liberation from the Poles). On these holidays, there was a procession with the icon around the walls of Moscow, starting fro...
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Ancient Russian icon Our Lady of Kazan 19th century 35.5x31x2.5 cm. The first image was found in the city of Kazan on 8 July 1579 after the Madonna appeared three times to a nine-year-old girl.The icon was considered the protector of the Romanov dynasty and became one of Russia's greatest relics. The icon's feast is July 8th (day of the apparition) and October 22nd (day of liberation from the Poles). On these holidays, there was a procession with the icon around the walls of Moscow, starting from the Dormition Cathedral of the Kremlin to the Kazan Cathedral. The icon blessed the whole city with invisible protection. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Kazan Cathedral on Nevski Prospekt was built for the icon. To this icon Captain Cutusov brought his silver trophy which he took from the French.Iconographically the icon of the Kazan Mother of God is a variant of the ''Odighitria'' type.Subject: Our Lady of Kazan,Origin: Vetka,Technique: egg tempera,Materials: wood, levkas,Period: 19th century,Measurement: 35.5x31x2.5 cmThe icon is delivered inside an elegant box, together with the appraisal carried out by an expert expert.
