A VERY FINE AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'THE UNBURNT THORNBUSH' WITH A SILVER OKLAD - photo 1
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A VERY FINE AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'THE UNBURNT THORNBUSH' WITH A SILVER OKLAD - photo 1

A VERY FINE AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'THE UNBURNT THORNBUSH' WITH A SILVER OKLAD

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04.11.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 622 | A VERY FINE AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'THE UNBURNT THORNBUSH' WITH A SILVER OKLAD
A VERY FINE AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'THE UNBURNT THORNBUSH' WITH A SILVER OKLAD Russian, 19th century (icon), Russian, St. Petersburg, Nikolay Nikitin, 1869 (oklad) Egg tempera on wood panel with velvet backing and with kovcheg. Finely executed on a gold ground. In the centre of the composition the Mother of God of the Burning Bush in a double, circular and rayed aureole, against two diamond-shaped glories, the green one painted with angels in grisaille, the red one representing the Apocalyptic personifications of the Evangelists. Further behind, swirling clouds of different colours containing angels, each holding attributes of varying symbolisms. The corners illustrating four prophets including David and Salomon. The spandrels depicting Old Testament typological apparitions related to the Mother of God. The lower border portraying the Fiery Furnace in the Book of Daniel. Twelve Old Testament prophets bearing open scrolls appearing on the borders. The imagery rendered delicately largely with bright colours in reds and greens. Overlaid with a richly chased and embossed silver-gilt oklad. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'NN'. The lower right corner minimally restored. 44 x 35.5 cm.
SEHR FEINE UND GROSSFORMATIGE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'UNVERBRENNBARER DORNBUSCH' MIT SILBER-OKLAD Russland, 19. Jahrhundert (Ikone), Russland, St. Petersburg, Nikolai Nikitin, 1869 (Oklad) Holztafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki, verso Samtabdeckung. Kowtscheg, Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, Goldgrund. Silber, getrieben, Farbsteine. 44 x 35,5 cm. Punziert mit Stadtmarke, Beschaumeisterzeichen, Feingehalt '84' und Meistermarke 'NN' in Kyrillisch. Im Zentrum der Komposition die halbfigurige Gottesmutter vor einer Aureole auf einem grünen Stern mit vier Zacken. Den segnenden Christus hält sie auf ihrem linken Arm. In ihrer rechten Hand hält sie eine Leiter, die auf Jakobs Traum verweist. Sie flankieren Engel, die verschiedene Attribute halten. Auf den Spitzen des darunterliegenden, vierzackigen Sterns mit rotem Fond erscheint der Tetramorph. Dahinter auf einem passig geschweiftem Rundmedaillon Darstellung acht weiterer Engel mit Attributen, die unterschiedliche Naturkräfte symbolisieren. In den vier äußeren Ecken werden die vier Visionen von Moses, Jesaja, Jakobs und Hesekiels aus dem Alten Testament gezeigt. Am oberen Bildrand erscheint der thronende Gott Sabaoth, die Rechte im Segensgestus erhoben haltend. Am unteren Rand geschweiftes Bildfeld der Rettung der Jünglinge aus dem Feuerofen. Auf dem Rand reihen sich Propheten des Alten Testaments mit geöffneten Schriftrollen. Äußerst feine Malerei. Individualisierte Gestaltung der Gesichter durch gezielt gesetzte Hochlichter und Schattierungen in Brauntönen. Die Gewänder in kontrastierendem Rot und Grün. Dieses Thema byzantinischen Ursprungs symbolisiert die jungfräuliche Unbeflecktheit der Gottesmutter. Im 18. Jahrhundert erfreute sich dieses Thema großer Beliebtheit und galt in dieser Zeit als Fürbittehilfe gegen Feuergefahr. Inhaltlich spannt die Darstellung dieses Themas einen Bogen der Heilsgeschichte von Moses bis zur Apokalypse und zum Jüngsten Gericht. Hinter den vier feurigen Zacken mit den apokalyptischen Wesen, die mit den vier Evangelisten in Verbindung gebracht werden, befinden sich Engel des Windes, des Sturmes, des Regens und des Feuers. In der Mitte ist Christus, der von den Engeln gleichzeitig als Gekreuzigter, als König und als Emmanuel verehrt wird. Die dargestellten Engel sind instrumentalisierte göttliche Kräfte, sie sind als Naturgewalten und Personifikationen christlicher Tugenden zu verstehen. Untere rechte Ecke min. restauriert
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