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CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (796 grams, 28 cm).
Depicted crowned and nimbate in a central panel, the bust of the Virgin encased in a medallion with a cross pendant, with inside the Holy Spirit under shape of dove and with nimbus, four nimbate figures of Saint Anna, Saint Basil the Great, Saint Simeon and another Saint below; text in the fields.
PROVENANCE:
Ex French gallery, Paris.
LITERATURE:
Various, Katalog, Icons, Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin, XIV - early XX century, Moscow, 2016, cat.13, p.139; 22, p.169; 32, p.206.
FOOTNOTES:
The rare Marian iconographic typology is called ''Mother of God who softens sick hearts', where she carries the Holy Spirit on her breast, represented by a dove emitting rays of light. In particular, it is a variant of the Madonna Odighitria. Both the mother and the child are depicted as the queen and king of the universe: the Virgin wears a crown on her head and holds the Child, who is also blessing with the right hand.
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