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
