Russian icon Korsunskaya Mother of God XIX century, restored 18x14 cm
Russian icon Korsunskaya Mother of God XIX century, restored 18x14 cm.
Ancient Russian icon, made by the artists of the Golden Ring around Moscow, Russia.
The icon portrays the Korsunskaya type of the Mother of God. It is a representaion of the Mother of Tenderness, where the Virgin hold Infant Jesus close to her face. The Child's eyes are serious and sad as a symbol of the forthcoming sufferings. The Virgin is comforting and protecting the Child with a tender and motherly expression.
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Russian icon Korsunskaya Mother of God XIX century, restored 18x14 cm.
Ancient Russian icon, made by the artists of the Golden Ring around Moscow, Russia.
The icon portrays the Korsunskaya type of the Mother of God. It is a representaion of the Mother of Tenderness, where the Virgin hold Infant Jesus close to her face. The Child's eyes are serious and sad as a symbol of the forthcoming sufferings. The Virgin is comforting and protecting the Child with a tender and motherly expression.
Place of origin: Golden Ring.
Technique: tempera on metallic leaf.
Size: 18x14 cm.
Period: late XIX century.
The icon was finely restored in the late 1990s.