Our Lady of Bogolyubovo
Icons
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The icon from the Deesis row. In the center is the full-length figure of the Mother of God with a scroll in hand. Her halo us surrounded by angels. The lower part represent the scenes of Joachim and Anna meeting by the Golden Gate, The Nativity of the Mother of God. -
In the upper part of the icon is a five-figured Deesis. In the centerpiece is the figure of the Mother of God with a scroll in hand and in prayer to God in the segment of heaven. In the rear front is an architectural complex (possibly the Bogolyubov Convent). -
The icon is a copy of the wonderworking icon of Bogolyubsk of the 12th century. It accurately copies the iconographic scheme of the original icon after the images of Christ appeared in the quadrant, Deesis appeared in the upper border and the scroll appeared in the hand of Our Lady. -
This icon is a copy of the medieval wonderworking icon. The Mother of God is shown standing in front of a monastery; she is rendered with detailed precision, which is very rare for the Palekh iconography.
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On the left is a full-length image of the Mother of God holding a scroll. On the right are saints facing her in prayer:
