Egg tempera on gessoed wood. Mother of God Traditionally painted in somber colors. The the Mother of holds the Child in her left arm; his head straight with his right arm extended. Icconographically it falls under the category of Eleusa type (Greek "Pity or Tenderness") or Umileniye. Our Lady of Kazan, also called Theotokos of Kazan is the holy icon which the Russian Orthodox Church probably venerates the most. It has been considered a palladium of Russia for centuries. Two major cathedrals, in Moscow and in St. Petersburg, are consecrated in her name.The icon was discovered on July 8, 1579, underground in the city of Kazan, after the Blessed Virgin Mary herself reportedly revealed its location to a little girl. The icon was credited by the Russian commanders - Dmitry Pozharsky and Mikhail Kutuzov - with helping the country to repel the Polish invasion of 1612, the Swedish invasion of 1709, and Napoleon's invasion of 1812. The original icon was kept in one of the monasteries in Kazan, whereas its ancient and venerated copies have been displayed at the Kazan Cathedrals of Moscow, Yaroslavl, and St. Petersburg.
Measures approx. 12" x 10".
4,000/5,000
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