LOT 392
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Lot 392
A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE SIGN MOTHER OF GOD, 19TH CENTURY. The 'Sign' Mother of God image is derived from the prototype which was a marble relief in the Photinos Chapel Church of the Blachernae in Constantinople. Here the Mother of God is shown half-length, her hands in the orans position and with the Christ child in a circle upon her breast. In the year 1170, Archbishop John of Novgorod heard a voice telling him to take the 'Sign' icon from the church to the city wall so as to protect the city from the invading army. Once there, the icon was struck by a Suzdal arrow and miraculously began to shed tears and turned its face towards the city as a visible 'sign' that the Mother of God was interceding on its behalf. The invasion was repelled. A finely painted example. 12.25 inches x 10.25 inches (31cm x 26cm).
Estimate:
$750 - 1,000
€ 563 - 750
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