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The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
136. Imperial icon on wood, "Mother of God with Baby Jesus - Empress", post-Brâncoveanu school (probably painted by Ioan from Turcheș, also called Ioan from Brașov), 1786, very rare piece, collector’s item
Starting price
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 2.000
Sold
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 2.500
Session
Tue, 11 April 2023 19:00
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The composition of the scene preserves the tradition of Brâncoveanu-era painting: In the centre of the composition of the rendered scene, we see the golden throne on which the Mother of God is seated with Baby Jesus in her arms, maintaining an imposing stance, richly decorated with golden vegetal motifs. The Virgin Mary holds Baby Jesus on her left arm, and with her right hand she points to him (the Hodighitria type). Baby Jesus is signalling a blessing with the right hand and is holing a talisman (phylactery) with the left one. Both are wearing golden crowns and halos around their heads. Behind the armchair, on both sides, the Archangels Michael and Gabriel are rendered standing, wearing long tunics, thus the representation acquires the value of "Mother of God the Empress and Lady of the Angels". The background of the icon is painted blue at the top and green at the bottom The vivid chromatic, with combinations of gold, green, red of several shades, blue and umber, vaguely reminds of the Brâncoveanu-era style. The faces of the characters still retain the Brâncoveanu typology but are rendered graphically. The dating of the painting is marked in black, at the foot of the armchair: "1786". The inscriptions are marked with red, in Cyrillic letters, in Romanian. The frame applied to the icon is double profiled, painted with gold on the inside and red on the outer edge.
Dimensions
width 56 cm, height 67.5 cm
Description
tempera and gold foil on wood
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Detalii
The composition of the scene preserves the tradition of Brâncoveanu-era painting: In the centre of the composition of the rendered scene, we see the golden throne on which the Mother of God is seated with Baby Jesus in her arms, maintaining an imposing stance, richly decorated with golden vegetal motifs. The Virgin Mary holds Baby Jesus on her left arm, and with her right hand she points to him (the Hodighitria type). Baby Jesus is signalling a blessing with the right hand and is holing a talisman (phylactery) with the left one. Both are wearing golden crowns and halos around their heads. Behind the armchair, on both sides, the Archangels Michael and Gabriel are rendered standing, wearing long tunics, thus the representation acquires the value of "Mother of God the Empress and Lady of the Angels". The background of the icon is painted blue at the top and green at the bottom The vivid chromatic, with combinations of gold, green, red of several shades, blue and umber, vaguely reminds of the Brâncoveanu-era style. The faces of the characters still retain the Brâncoveanu typology but are rendered graphically. The dating of the painting is marked in black, at the foot of the armchair: "1786". The inscriptions are marked with red, in Cyrillic letters, in Romanian. The frame applied to the icon is double profiled, painted with gold on the inside and red on the outer edge.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 56 cm, height 67.5 cm
Description
tempera and gold foil on wood
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