Russian antique icon 'Don't Weep for Me, Mother' early 19th century, 31x26 cm
Antique Russian icon depicting 'Don't Weep for Me, Mother', part of the Imago Pietatis iconographic tradition. This theme originated in Constantinople in the 12th century and is linked to the devotion surrounding the Shroud as venerated in Hagia Sophia. Christ appears dead yet upright in the tomb, head inclined: a representation that evokes both the Passion and the mystery of redemption. This image presents Christ as the Bridegroom who, through the sacrifice of the Cross, generates the new human...
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Antique Russian icon depicting 'Don't Weep for Me, Mother', part of the Imago Pietatis iconographic tradition. This theme originated in Constantinople in the 12th century and is linked to the devotion surrounding the Shroud as venerated in Hagia Sophia. Christ appears dead yet upright in the tomb, head inclined: a representation that evokes both the Passion and the mystery of redemption. This image presents Christ as the Bridegroom who, through the sacrifice of the Cross, generates the new humanity embodied by the Church and by the figure of the Mother. The title evokes the spiritual dialogue between Christ and Mary before the mystery of death and Resurrection. In some iconographic variants the Apostle John, the pious women or the Mandylion supported by angels are also present. Widely used in Orthodox spirituality, this type serves as a meditation on the Passion and Christ's redemptive sacrifice. The work is accompanied by an expert appraisal issued by a registered specialist and is delivered in a blue satin-lined presentation box. A metal ring on the reverse allows wall display.
Provenance: Northern Russia.
Technique: egg tempera on prepared panel.
Dimensions: 31x26 cm.
Date: early 19th century.