Russian Icon 'The Virgin of Korsun'
Central Russia
18th century
tempera on panel, gilded brass in riza, decorated with pearls
H : 64 x W : 51 cm / 25.19 x 20.09 in
The prototype of this icon is said to have been an icon from Chersonysos (Korsun), a Greek port situated in the Crimea near Sebastopol.This is a distinctive variation of the 'Eleusa' or 'Tenderness' type of Madonna, with the Mother of God pressing Christ'.
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18th century
tempera on panel, gilded brass in riza, decorated with pearls
H : 64 x W : 51 cm / 25.19 x 20.09 in
The prototype of this icon is said to have been an icon from Chersonysos (Korsun), a Greek port situated in the Crimea near Sebastopol.This is a distinctive variation of the 'Eleusa' or 'Tenderness' type of Madonna, with the Mother of God pressing Christ'.
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