Intercession of the Mother of God
Iconography: Intercession of the Holy Virgin
Date: XVI century. The first quarter of the 16th c.
Origin: From the Сhurch of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Glushitsky-Sosnovetsky monastery, Kadnikovsky uezd.
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 150 cm, width 108 cm
In the center of the icon is the figure of the Mother of God standing on a red cloud against the red ciborium on green columns. In her hands spread apart she holds a white shroud with a red band on the edges, which the angels are holding by the ends. Behind the Theokotos is an image of the Church of St. Mary of Blachernae: in the center stands a basilica with two sloping surfaces and a cinnabar velum; to the right is a tower and a building with a flat roof and entrance, covered with a cinnabar curtain. On either side of the Theotokos are three rows of the saints: John the Baptist, John the Theologian, other apostles and angels.
Inv. NO ВОКМ 7895 © Vologda State Museum of History, Architecture and Art
General view
The Mother of God
The attending figures to the left
The attending figures to the right