Ancient Russian icon of Our Lady of the Playful Child, 19th century, 36x30 cm
Ancient Russian icon of Our Lady of the Playful Child, 19th century, 36x30 cm. For many years this icon was the symbol of the Nikolo-Ugreshsky monastery. During the battle of the holy Grand Duke Dimitri Donskoy, the icon of St. Nicholas appeared among the tree branches. The prince created the nativity scene and vowed to build a monastery in case of victory. Thus, the Ugresky monastery with a cathedral in honor of St. Nicholas was founded, in which the Madonna of the Game later appeared. During t...
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Ancient Russian icon of Our Lady of the Playful Child, 19th century, 36x30 cm. For many years this icon was the symbol of the Nikolo-Ugreshsky monastery. During the battle of the holy Grand Duke Dimitri Donskoy, the icon of St. Nicholas appeared among the tree branches. The prince created the nativity scene and vowed to build a monastery in case of victory. Thus, the Ugresky monastery with a cathedral in honor of St. Nicholas was founded, in which the Madonna of the Game later appeared. During the destruction of the monastery in 1918, the icon of the Mother of God disappeared. In 2003, an unknown woman called the monastery and said that she wanted to sell an icon of the Mother of God. This Virgin icon was made with egg tempera on lime wood. It dates back to the late 1800s. It measures 36x30 cm and is shipped together with a box with an appraisal carried out by an expert expert. It comes from Northern Russia.
