Our Lady with the Divine Child
Iconography: Our Lady of Tenderness
Date: XIX century.
Iconographic school/art center: South Russian regions
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 33 cm, width 26,5 cm
The icon belongs to the iconographic type of the Virgin Mary of Tenderness. Our Lady is depicted waist-length.In Her left arm she holds the Divine Child who presses His cheek to Her Cheek. In Her right hand she is holding an open scroll. Italian influence is felt in the composition and manner of painting.
Inv. №Вх39422. © Omsk M.A. Vrubel Regional Museum of Fine Arts
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