THE HOLY FACE - THE MANDYLION - Lot 170

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THE HOLY FACE - THE MANDYLION - Lot 170
THE HOLY FACE - THE MANDYLION Icon of Russian origin, Moscow - Golden circle, 19th c. Tempera on gilded and engraved panel The Mandylion is an acheiropoetic image - not made by human hands, which refers to the episode of the healing of King Abgar of Edessa by Christ who left the miraculous imprint of his face on the miraculous imprint of his face on a cloth that was sent to the king. The figure of Christ is depicted in the traditional Mandylion style, stylistically directly inherited from the School of the Palace of the Armours. The background of the icon is richly engraved with decorative vegetal motifs, entirely gilded with the leaf and enhanced with traces of bright colours, thus evoking the rich oklads in vermeil, cloisonné enamel and precious stones with which some icons were adorned in the in the 19th century in Moscow in particular. The miraculous linen, with a tight and linear drape, is supported by two angels. Some wear and tear on the edges of the border, very good structural condition. structural condition. 26,5 x 31 cm Expert: Lydia Manic
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