Dormition of the Mother of God of the Kiev Caves
Iconography: Dormition of the Holy Virgin
Date: XIX century.
Iconographic school/art center: Russia
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 27,5 cm, width 39 cm
The icon is a copy of the miracle-working icon which disappeared from the Kiev Caves during the war. The Mother of God is on the deathbed with two groups of Apostles interceding. The Apostle St.John is depicted standing and bending down to Her face.
Inv. №250. © Omsk M.A. Vrubel Regional Museum of Fine Arts
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