Icon Our Lady of Kazan honorific Russia painted 19th century 35x30 cm

Icon Our Lady of Kazan honorific Russia painted 19th century 35x30 cm.The Kazan icon of the Mother of God is traditionally as small as the original of the miraculous icon. The Madonna is painted up to the chest, characteristic of the ''cut'' images that became popular in the 16th century. The figure of Jesus is in an upright position and this represents the particularity of the variants of the ''Odighitria'' type.The Our Lady of Kazan icon is celebrated in two days: on July 8, that is the day of its appearance in 1579, and on October 22, the day of the liberation of Moscow from the Poles in 1612. It is also considered protector of the Romanov dynasty and became one of the greatest relics of Russia.In the 19th century the Kazan Cathedral was built for the icon and Captain Cutusov brought his silver trophy to this icon which he took from the French in the war of 1812. Also during the Second World War a procession was made with the icon around to the city of Leningrad, besieged by the Nazis.This Kazan icon, dating back to the mid-1800s, was made with egg tempera on wood and measures precisely 35.5x30 cm.This elegant Our Lady of Kazan icon is delivered in an elegant blue velvet box, packaged with a certificate drawn up by a registered expert in Russia.