Virgin Mary of Vladimir - Silver triptych icon on wood, locally gold plated - Mount Athos
Triptych of seriograph icons crafted in canvas on wood, coated with pure silver locally gilded. On the moving leaves of the triptych, Saints of the Orthodox church are depicted with the same brushwork as the central icon.
Virgin Mary of Vladimir
It is one of the most important and oldest relics of Christendom. Painted in Constantinople in the twelfth century (1131), it was sent as a gift to the Duke of Kiev. In 1395, during the invasion of Tamerlane, it was transferred to Moscow where it is currently kept at the Tretjakov Gallery. It is considered the patroness of Russia.
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Triptych of seriograph icons crafted in canvas on wood, coated with pure silver locally gilded. On the moving leaves of the triptych, Saints of the Orthodox church are depicted with the same brushwork as the central icon.
Virgin Mary of Vladimir
It is one of the most important and oldest relics of Christendom. Painted in Constantinople in the twelfth century (1131), it was sent as a gift to the Duke of Kiev. In 1395, during the invasion of Tamerlane, it was transferred to Moscow where it is currently kept at the Tretjakov Gallery. It is considered the patroness of Russia.
