Name/Title
Most Holy Mother of God of Unexpected Joy, TheEntry/Object ID
2005.02.023Description
Tempera on curved wooden panel bordered in red and black. A black Church Slavonic caption sits in the top center, and angel clothed in white stands in the left margins, and a woman with a crown stands in the right margin. The central image shows a man in red robes kneeling on a backdrop of green building with red curtains. Opposite of him, the Virgin is shown from the waist up clothes in red robes holding a bare chested Christ child. Both of them face the left, and are on a gold leaf background. The back of this piece is full of little holes.Type of Painting
PanelCollection
Betsy Scheuring Icon CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2005.02Source or Donor
Betsy ScheuringAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Betsy ScheuringMade/Created
Date made
circa 1900Place
* Untyped Place
Central RussiaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
IconNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, ReligiousNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
13-5/8 inWidth
11-13/16 inDepth
1-3/4 inExhibition
Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
The beginning of the story which this icon type depicts is noted in an inscription below the Virgin: “A certain lawless man had a daily rule to pray to the Most Holy Mother of God with the words of the Archangel’s greeting: Hail, Blessed One…” The scene shows a sinful man falling to his knees before a large painting of the Virgin and Child inside a building. He sees the image in the painting move and the Child bleeding from the wounds of his future Passion. The words “Who has done this?” come out of his mouth. The sinner repents and is forgiven, and there is unexpected joy. This version of the scene includes two family saints: a guardian angel on the left and St. Barbara on the right. One sees columns and arches that frame the scene and represent the interior of the building where the action takes place. There also appears an open window with abundant drapery, through which the windows and façade of another structure are observed.