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Source Description
In a composition known in Russia as "Paternity", this icon shows the infant Christ, or Christ Emmanuel, seated on the lap of God the Father in the form of Daniel's vision of the Ancient of Days, "whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool" (Daniel 7:9). Cherubim support God's throne and seraphim crowd around His aureole. Missing from the composition is the Holy Spirit, often portrayed on similar icons as a dove emanating from a disk in the lap of Christ.The wooden panel is mounted in a copper filigree cover. The back of the icon is covered with patterned silk.
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Document identity
localId
14902
label
Christ Emmanuel with God the Father
core
obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
14902
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Christ Emmanuel with God the Father
description
In a composition known in Russia as "Paternity", this icon shows the infant Christ, or Christ Emmanuel, seated on the lap of God the Father in the form of Daniel's vision of the Ancient of Days, "whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool" (Daniel 7:9). Cherubim support God's throne and seraphim crowd around His aureole. Missing from the composition is the Holy Spirit, often portrayed on similar icons as a dove emanating from a disk in the lap of Christ.The wooden panel is mounted in a copper filigree cover. The back of the icon is covered with patterned silk.
provenance
Alexandre Polovtsoff (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov), Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
icons
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.2
height
13.1
depth
2.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 3/8 x W: 5 3/16 x D: 13/16 in. (16.2 x 13.1 x 2.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
tempera on panel, copper filigree
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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283a9a361c45a31a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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3b03f6da7e5ff103
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no