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A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE PROTECTING VEIL OF THE MOTHER OF GOD (THE POKROV WITH ST. ROMANOS THE MELODIST)

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04.11.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
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Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Lot 407 | A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE PROTECTING VEIL OF THE MOTHER OF GOD (THE POKROV WITH ST. ROMANOS THE MELODIST)
A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE PROTECTING VEIL OF THE MOTHER OF GOD (THE POKROV WITH ST. ROMANOS THE MELODIST) Russland, 16. Jahrhundert Russian, 16th century Holztafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki. Kowtscheg, Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, Nimben Tempera on wood panel with levkas and kovcheg. Finely executed on a gold ground. The upper register shows the miraculous apparition of the Mother of God in the Church of Vlachernae in Constantinople. Two angels holding a red veil. Below, St. Romanos the Melodist displays on his open scroll the Christmas Kontakion, whereas to his left St. Andrew 'the fool in Christ' points out to St. Epiphanius the Virgin. The saturated colours of the garments are complimented with the pastels used for the background. Set into a later panel (vrezka), the border stripped to gesso, minimally restored. 31.2 x 25.5 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Ilas Neufert, München (Herbst 1979), Katalog 7. Provenance: Gallery Ilas Neufert, Munich (autumn 1979), cat. 7.
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DEM SCHLEIERWUNDER DER GOTTESMUTTER (POKROW) Russland, 16. Jahrhundert Holztafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki. Kowtscheg, Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, Nimben vergoldet. 31,2 x 25,5 cm. In der vertikalen Mittelachse steht ihm oberen Bereich die Gottesmutter. Zwei sie flankierende Engel halten ein rotes Tuch. Mittig im unteren Bereich steht Romanos der Melod zwischen dem Kaiserpaar und Andreas, dem Narren in Christo, der seinen Schüler Epiphanias auf die Vision hinweist. Im Hintergrund stilisierte Architekturkulisse. In spätere Tafel eingesetzt (vrezka), Farbe des Randes abgenommen, min. restauriert Provenienz: Galerie Ilas Neufert, München (Herbst 1979), Katalog 7.
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