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Source Description
The traditional style of the painting in this icon of Christ Emmanuel contrasts with the Baroque ornament of its cover, in which the young Christ's nimbus and the surrounding four evangelists are depicted in chased silver and the border is in silver and filigree enamel. The silver frame bears three assayer's marks: the 'St. George' stamp of Moscow, and the stamps of two inspectors, through which the icon can be dated. Elaborate icon covers such as the one here became increasingly popular from the seventeenth through the nineteenth century.
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Document identity
localId
25403
label
Christ Emmanuel
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
25403
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Christ Emmanuel
description
The traditional style of the painting in this icon of Christ Emmanuel contrasts with the Baroque ornament of its cover, in which the young Christ's nimbus and the surrounding four evangelists are depicted in chased silver and the border is in silver and filigree enamel. The silver frame bears three assayer's marks: the 'St. George' stamp of Moscow, and the stamps of two inspectors, through which the icon can be dated. Elaborate icon covers such as the one here became increasingly popular from the seventeenth through the nineteenth century.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1775 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
icons
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.2
height
15
dimensionsRaw
7 3/16 x 5 7/8 in. (18.2 x 15 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
style
Baroque
dynasty
House of Romanov
reign
Catherine II
med
tempera on wood panel, silver-gilt riza, textile on back
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
69
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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28626aa2b282496a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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898275c6626fbf4a
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no
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no