Pochaev gilded icon of the Mother of God, Russia, 18th century, 11.6x9.3 in
9Pochaev gilded icon of the Mother of God, Russia, 18th century, 11.6x9.3 in. The history of this icon of the Mother of God is connected with the Monastery of Pochaev, created in honor of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Two monks had settled down on a mountain where the now stands the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra. While praying, one of the monks climbed the mountain and suddenly saw the Mother of God, surrounded by flames. He called the second monk to contemplate the miracle, with the pastor Joh...
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9Pochaev gilded icon of the Mother of God, Russia, 18th century, 11.6x9.3 in. The history of this icon of the Mother of God is connected with the Monastery of Pochaev, created in honor of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Two monks had settled down on a mountain where the now stands the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra. While praying, one of the monks climbed the mountain and suddenly saw the Mother of God, surrounded by flames. He called the second monk to contemplate the miracle, with the pastor John Barefoot who saw the light on the top of the mountain.
Icon from Northern Russia, painted in the second half of the 19th century with egg tempera on a lime wood hardboard and decorated with a precious silver riza.
Delivered in an elegant case with export report.
Measures: 11.6x9.3 inches.
