67. Icon on glass, "Mother of God with the Infant (Hodegetria)", painted by Ioan Pop, Fagaras, first half of the 19th century, rare, collectible piece

Starting price

EUR 500

Sold

EUR 800

Session

Thu, 26 June 2025 18:00

Situated on a throne of Brâncovenesc inspiration, crowned, the Mother holds the Infant on her left arm and guides towards him with her right. The Infant, with his left hand, rests on his knee the globus cruciger, and with his right he blesses the viewer, however looking towards the face of his mother, as if approving her requests. (A.D.)

Dimensions

width 45.5 cm, height 50.5 cm

Description

tempera și foiță de aur pe glajă, ramă băițuită, cu șforț

Research information

A similar icon was published in "... Through me, Ioan Pop the Painter", by Ioana Rusoiu, Elena Băjenaru, Ana Dumitran, and Szőcs Fülöp Károly, Alba Iulia, 2008, page 78, position 34.

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