Polyptych with the Church Feasts

Object/Artifact

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Polyptych with the Church Feasts

Entry/Object ID

2005.02.115

Description

Brass four folding icon with blue and white enamel detailing. The front of the icon shows the Cross of Golgatha, or the tri-bar Orthodox cross with red and blue enameling. The panel on the far right shows the veneration of the four important icons of the Mother of God (Hodegetria, Kazan, Vladimir, and the Mother of God of the Sign). Above is the "Praise of the Mother of God." The Elevation of the Cross is at the upper section of the first panel on the right and the Ascension of Christ appears on the first at left. The Crucifixion is at far left. Each panel has an onion dome cut at the top.

Acquisition

Accession

2005.02

Source or Donor

Betsy Scheuring

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Betsy Scheuring

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

Place

Country

Russia

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Icon

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

6-1/8 in

Width

14-3/4 in

Exhibition

Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

This brass polyptych shows twenty scenes of church festivals. The scenes are divided into quadrants of four panels each, with the last four feasts occupying a reserved section at the top of each panel. These sections resemble the upper portion of iconostases visible in Orthodox churches. The first three panels (from the left) feature scenes of the twelve major Orthodox festivals. The fourth panel has scenes of festivals that include icons of the Virgin and Child. The remaining scenes occur in the arches at the top of the panels, and among them one sees the Resurrection