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THB19th C. Russian Icon - Archangel & Holy Face
Lot 274
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2019-10-31 10:00:00
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Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 1850 CE. Finely executed in egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on linen and wood, a beautiful icon depicting an Archangel holding Veronica's veil which bears the frontal imprint of the Holy Face, between two bishops holding gospels, and two other clergy holding crucifixes. A stunning example with skillfully painted figures and accoutrements, inscriptions labeling each figure above, and copious amounts of glimmering gold leaf. Size: 12.25" L x 10.375" W (31.1 cm x 26.4 cm)
In the Eastern Christian world, the Holy Face is referred to as that of the Mandylion, the portrait of Christ sent to Edessa to cure King Abgar. This image was discovered inside a wall in the year 545 and transferred to Constantinople in 944. It was then exhibited in the Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople until the year 1204 when it disappeared during the Fourth Crusade. Some believe that it may correspond to the famous folded Shroud of Turin. The keramion (tile) that walled in the Mandylion during historic persecutions purportedly preserved a reverse image of this Holy Face. Three known Holy Face icons derive from the Mandylion of Constantinople: those of Novgorod, Laon (France), and Yaroslav. By contrast, according to Western belief, the portrait of Christ is a visage miraculously left by Jesus on a veil that Veronica used to wipe his face on Calvary, and the Golden Legend tells of Emperor Tiberius' cure by this veil which Veronica brought to him in Rome. The relic which is actually referred to as "Veronica" (stemming from vera icon meaning "true image") was purportedly copied many times before it was lost.
Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection
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#143390Expected surface wear to the composition commensurate with age. Nice craquelure. Missing one back slat and inactive insect holes on verso.Condition
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