Mother of God of Joy to Those Who Sorrow (variation called “With Coins” or “Near the Glassworks”), The

Painting

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Mother of God of Joy to Those Who Sorrow (variation called “With Coins” or “Near the Glassworks”), The

Entry/Object ID

2005.02.026

Description

Tempera on slightly curved wood panel, with gold leaf and gold paint in haloes and border and Russian kopek coins attached to surface. Many angel and saint figures surrounding the Madonna in front of green reeds with one male and one female figure painted within gold border. Christ Pantocrator is pictured in green and red above her, Cyrillic script on bottom describing the icon this painting was modeled after (an icon that was in a church that was struck by lightning on 23rd of July...1888). Black Cyrillic text on back of panel translates to "Ptd. by F. Yegorov in the year 1893 on January day of 30 SPB (St. Petersburg)"

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Tempera

Collection

Betsy Scheuring Icon Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2005.02

Source or Donor

Betsy Scheuring

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Betsy Scheuring

Made/Created

Artist

Fiodor Yegorov

Date made

1893

Place

* Untyped Place

St. Petersburg, Russia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of painting on the wood

Transcription

See photo

Language

Cyrillic

Translation

"Ptd. by F. Yegorov in the year 1893 on January day of 30 SPB (St. Petersburg)"

Dimensions

Height

16-1/2 in

Width

13 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Exhibitions

Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)

Surveying the Sacred: Analysis of the Scheuring Collection of Eastern Orthodox Icons (2025)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

This is the same type of scene as 2005.02.101, with the addition of real coins stuck to the surface. This piece is a replica made in 1893 of an icon hanging in a church in St. Petersburg that was struck by lightning in 1888 and fell near the alms box, which was the reason coins fused to the surface. In this icon piece, the Virgin appears larger than the other figures in a red dress with green cape and white veil with arms outstretched and a golden halo around her head. Instead of a bank of clouds, the Mother of God stands on a small round carpet which resembles the circular rug, or orletz, on which a bishop stands during a service. An image of Christ Pantocrator is painted in clouds above Mary's head, and two male saints are painted within the gold leafing on the border. An assortment of angels and saints are pictured in front of reeds around Mary and bronze Kopek coins are fused on top throughout