Exhibited Antique Russian Icon, "The Great Martyr Barbara". Oil on wood. Barbara, who was born to a wealthy family in Egypt, was shut away in a tower by her father. Despite her seclusion, she managed to become Christian and was eventually martyred by her own father. In Western-influenced iconography such as this panel, Barbara is shown holding a chalice and her scroll mentions the Holy Trinity. Barbara is remembered on December 4th and is called on for delivery from sudden death.
Size: 9 x 7 in.
Previous Exhibitions:
Brevard Museum of Art (Foosaner Art Museum), Melbourne, FL
Sept - Nov 1994
Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
Nov 1995 - Jan 1996
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 1996 - Jan 1997
Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE
March - May 1998
Biblical Arts Center, Dallas, TX
Dec 1998
Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL
Dec 1998 - Jan 1999
Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York, NY
June - Oct 1999
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL
Aug 2000 - Jan 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA
Feb - May 2001
Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO
Jan - March 2002
Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York, NY
April - June 2002
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS
Oct - Nov 2002
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL
April - June 2004
Hearst Art Gallery as St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA
Nov - Dec 2004
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL
Oct 2013 - April 2014
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