ART & ICONS FROM THE ORTHODOX WORLD
By Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Nov 4, 2022
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LOT 278:
IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'ÜBER DICH FREUET SICH DIE GANZE SCHÖPFUNG'
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IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'ÜBER DICH FREUET SICH DIE GANZE SCHÖPFUNG'
Origin: Russland, um 1600
Technique: Einzeltafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki (einer verloren). Doppeltes Kowtscheg, Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, partielle Vergoldung
Dimension: 30 x 26,7 cm
A RARE ICON SHOWING ‘IN THEE REJOICES’ Russian, circa 1600 Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. The shown subject deriving from a hymn attributed to St. John of Damascus and not an actual event, representing in a circular glory the Mother of God enthroned holding the Christ Child, the latter extending both his hands in blessing, surrounded by angels, against a Church and the Garden of Paradise. Two groups of saints depicted in the lower part, St. John Damaskenos prominently portrayed near the throne of the Mother of God, displaying his open scroll, the composition painted in detail, mostly with tones of green, brown and red. Two selecte saints on the borders. The border stripped to gesso, minimally restored. 30 x 26.7 cm.
A RARE ICON SHOWING ‘IN THEE REJOICES’ Russian, circa 1600 Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. The shown subject deriving from a hymn attributed to St. John of Damascus and not an actual event, representing in a circular glory the Mother of God enthroned holding the Christ Child, the latter extending both his hands in blessing, surrounded by angels, against a Church and the Garden of Paradise. Two groups of saints depicted in the lower part, St. John Damaskenos prominently portrayed near the throne of the Mother of God, displaying his open scroll, the composition painted in detail, mostly with tones of green, brown and red. Two selecte saints on the borders. The border stripped to gesso, minimally restored. 30 x 26.7 cm.
