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Source Description
The Virgin lies on her funereal bier, with the disciples gathered around her. John, to whom Christ specially entrusted his mother (John 19:27-28), leans close by her head, with Christ standing behind him holding her soul, represented as a child in swaddling clothes. Two angels wait to receive the soul from Christ's arms. The two houses in the background represent Jerusalem, by tradition the location of the Dormition and also a reminder of the symbolism of Mary as the representation of the Church, the new Temple of Jerusalem. The door painted on the Virgin's bier is an unusual detail of unclear significance.The icon's style resembles that of the last generation of icon painters of the Moscow Armory, just before the center of state-supported art moved to the new capital of St. Petersburg.
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Document identity
localId
24162
label
Dormition (Death) of the Virgin
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
24162
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Dormition (Death) of the Virgin
description
The Virgin lies on her funereal bier, with the disciples gathered around her. John, to whom Christ specially entrusted his mother (John 19:27-28), leans close by her head, with Christ standing behind him holding her soul, represented as a child in swaddling clothes. Two angels wait to receive the soul from Christ's arms. The two houses in the background represent Jerusalem, by tradition the location of the Dormition and also a reminder of the symbolism of Mary as the representation of the Church, the new Temple of Jerusalem. The door painted on the Virgin's bier is an unusual detail of unclear significance.The icon's style resembles that of the last generation of icon painters of the Moscow Armory, just before the center of state-supported art moved to the new capital of St. Petersburg.
provenance
Lilian Halsey Barker (Mrs. Lewellys F. Barker), Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, January 1961, by bequest.
date
18th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
icons
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.6
height
40.2
dimensionsRaw
12 7/16 x 15 13/16 in. (31.6 x 40.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
tempera on wood
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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