A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 1
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 2
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 3
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 4
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 5
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 6
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 7
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 8
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 9
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) - photo 1

A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?)

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04.11.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
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Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Lot 408 | A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?)
A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON SHOWING 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN) FROM THE WINTER PALACE COLLECTION (?) Russian, Moscow, circa 1600 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed wich golden haloes. The shown subject deriving from a hymn attributed to St. John of Damascus and not an actual event, representing in a circular glory the Mother of God enthroned holding the Christ Child, the latter extending his hand in blessing, surrounded by angels, against a Church and the Garden of Paradise. Two groups of saints depicted in the lower part, St. John Damaskenos prominently portrayed near the throne of the Mother of God, displaying his open scroll. The composition painted in detail, mostly with tones of green and red, the wings of the angels accentuated with gold highlights. The back bearing Soviet sale label stating 'MosGostOrg Antique and Art Department No. C2484'. On the reverse of the glazed frame traces of an exhibition label 'EXHIBITION OF RUSSIAN ICONS ARRANGED BY HAMMER GALLERIES [.] NEW YORK 1937'. Set into a later panel (vrezka), minor areas of retouching. In the Hammer Galleries exhibition catalogue of 1937, two icons are listed (No. 16 and No. 53) with the theme 'IN THEE REJOICETH' (HYMN TO HOLY VIRGIN)' with similar dimensions to the icon offered here. Both icons are referred to as being from the 'Winter Palace Collection'. It is most likely that the icon offered here is one of the two icons mentioned by Hammer.
MUSEALE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'ÜBER DICH FREUET SICH DIE SCHÖPFUNG' AUS DER SAMMLUNG DES WINTER PALASTES (?) Russland, Moskau, um 1600 Einzeltafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki. Kowtscheg, Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, partielle Vergoldung. 30,7 x 26,6 cm. Rückseitiges Klebetikett 'MosGostOrg'. Verglaster Rahmen verso mit Resten eines Klebeetikett der Hammer Galleries 'EXHIBITION OF RUSSIAN ICONS ARRANGED BY HAMMER GALLERIES [.] NEW YORK 1937'. Achsialsymmetrischer Bildaufbau in zwei horizontale Register. Mittig thront im oberen Bereich die auf einem Thron sitzende Gottesmutter mit dem segnenden Christusknaben in ihrem Schoß umringt von Erzengeln. Im Hintergrund erscheint eine Kathedralarchitektur mit Zwiebeltürmen. Der obere Teil wird von einer Aureole mit Pflanzenbewuchs umschlossen. Im unteren Bereich Darstellung von in vier Reihen angeordneter Heiliger, darunter Johannes von Damaskus mit einer geöffneten Schriftrolle, Johannes der Täufer, Elija, Mose, David, Kirchenväter und Asketen. Der Hymnus aus der Basilius-Liturgie feiert Maria als Freude der ganzen Schöpfung und preist sie als geheiligten Tempel und geistiges Paradies. Gott, der in ihr Fleisch annahm und ein Kind wurde, machte ihren Schoß zu seinem Thron. Umgeben wird sie von der Aureole des Kosmos. Um sie hat sich die ganze Kirche versammelt, die Chöre der Engel, Apostel, Bischöfe, Könige und Mönche sowie Männer und Frauen aller Schichten. In spätere Tafel eingesetzt (vrezka), min. Retuschen. Im Ausstellungskatalog der Hammer Galleries von 1937 sind zwei Ikonen mit dem Thema 'Über dich freuet sich die Schöpfung' unter den Nummern 16 und 53 mit ähnlichen Maßen wie die hier angebotene Ikone ausgeführt. Bei beiden Ikonen wird darauf verwiesen, dass sie aus der 'Winter Palace Collection' stammen. Sehr wahrscheinlich handelt es sich bei der hier vorliegenden Ikone um eine der beiden bei Hammer erwähnten Ikonen. Provenienz: Hammer Galleries, New York, 1937.
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