ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ICON 19th C VIRGIN MARY SOFTENER OF EVIL HEARTS IKONE

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ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ICON 19th C VIRGIN MARY SOFTENER OF EVIL HEARTS IKONE:
$950.00

Antique Russian Orthodox Icon Early 19th Century

Age/Scholl:The end of 18th / early 19th Century. Bulgarian School.

Medium:The icon paintedtraditionallyusing egg tempera, genuine gold/silver leaf on wood panel.

Size:height12 1/2\" width 9 3/4\"[22 x 18 cm]; thickness of the panel 1 inch [2.5 cm]

Condition: Good and stable state of preservation typical for the antique 18th/19th Century Icon. See photographs.

Iconography:St. Simeon prophesied about Jesus being the salvation of the world, and also had a prophecy for His mother, Mary. It is this prophecy which is the inspiration for the Icon of the Mother of God,“Softener of Evil Hearts”.The origins of the icon are unclear, though it appears to come from South-Western Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Russian name for the icon is«Умягчение злых сердец», meaning “Softener of Evil Hearts”,

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