180. Icon Kursk-Root Our Lady of the Sign. Klishin Andrian Iakimov. Vologda Russia 1802

A rare Orthodox icon is a work of the Vologda icon painting school, created at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The icon is decorated with a chased silver frame made by the silversmith Klishin Andrian Iakimov in 1802. The composition of the icon depicts the miraculous image of the Holy Mother of God with the Child, surrounded at the edges by the figures of the Lord of hosts and the Old Testament prophets. The frame, made in the classical style with elements of baroque, is distinguished by a high artistic level of chasing, refined gilding and detailed engraving, demonstrating the exceptional skill of the jewelers of the Russian north. Dimensions: Height: 41.5 cm Width: 35 cm Hallmarks: Cyrillic letters AK in a square shield corresponding to the workshop of Klishin Adrian Iakimov (1794-1833). Assay mark of the city of Vologda with the initials ГШ master Shishkin Grigory, active in 1790-1806, under the numbers 1802. Corresponds to the catalog of hallmarks of Postnikova-Loseva No. 310 and 324.

Historical information: Klishin Adrian Ioakimov was born in 1768 in Vologda and died in 1833 in Moscow. His father, Ioakim Klishin, was a famous silversmith who created church utensils and icon frames. Andrian Klishin continued the family craft from 1794 to 1828, personally fulfilling orders for church items. In 1804, he was invited to the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery to create a canopy over the shrine of St. Kirill. The canopy was decorated with chased brands and garlands, demonstrating the master`s skill. The works created by the master are stored in the largest museums of Russia and are an important historical and cultural heritage.

Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God Sign - The Kursk Icon of the Mother of God Sign is the most revered icon of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. The icon of the Mother of God with the Child, surrounded by images of the Lord of Sabaoth and the Old Testament prophets, is revered as miraculous, belongs to the Oranta (Sign) iconographic type. The original is located in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in New York, USA. The special help of the Mother of God through this icon is associated with important events in the history of Russia: the liberation war of the Russian people during the Polish-Lithuanian invasion of 1612 and the Patriotic War of 1812. The miraculous icon of the Mother of God The Sign of Kursk-Root was on Russian soil for the last time on September 14, 1920 in Crimea, in the troops fighting against the Bolsheviks. Having left Russia in 1920, the holy icon became the Hodegetria (Guide) of the Russian Diaspora, constantly staying with all the first hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad.Отправить отзывБоковые панелиИсторияСохраненные