LOT 21
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Lot 21
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE POKROV MOTHER OF GOD, PALEKH, POSSIBLY SOFONOV WORKSHOPS, 19TH CENTURY. This large and complex rendering combines the two events which occurred in Constantinople in the year 911 A.D. At top center beneath an image of Christ, the Mother of God stretches her mantle (Pokrov-Russian) over the church and is surrounded by a gathering of angels and saints; each finely painted and identified with an inscription within their halo. Below at center Romanos the Melodist is flanked by the Patriarch Tarasos and the Emperor Leo (left) and Empress Zoe at right. To the immediate right of Romanos are the Holy Fool Andre and his disciple Epiphany. In the lower right corner the Mother of God appears to Romanos in his sleep, granting him the gift of song. 34.75 inches x 28.25 inches (88 x 72 cm).
Estimate:
$6,000 - 9,000
€ 4,200 - 6,300
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