Item number: 22

Egg tempera on wood
68.5 x 51 cm
Russia, Novgorod region, around 1500
Exposed white ground

Depicted are Saints Peter, Paul, Blaise, Athanasius, Elijah, George, Demetrius, and a monk.

Item number: 15

Tempera on wood
38 x 30 cm
Russia, 16th century
Chalk ground
The depiction of “Christ the Grim Eye” belongs to the Pantocrator type. The name can be attributed to the stern gaze of the Savior’s eyes.

Item number: 448

Tempera on wood
32 x 27 cm
Russia, around 1600

Item number: 322

Tempera on wood
Diameter 23.5 cm

Russia, late 18th century

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Item number: 439

Tempera on wood
30 x 28 cm
Russia, around 1800
The word “Deesis” is derived from the Greek word “Deein” (to beg, to pray) and goes back to a Marian legend which says that the Virgin Mary, together with John the Baptist, will beg the Judge of the World for mercy on the Day of Judgment. The enthroned Savior is framed by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist in a supplicating posture, as well as the archangels Gabriel and Michael and Saints Andrew and John the Evangelist.

Tempera on wood

22 x 18 cm

Russian, 18th century

St. Nicholas is shown half length holding an open book of Gospels and delivering a blessing. In the upper half right and left are depicted Christ and Mary who are bringing him the gospelbook and the bishop’s omophorion – due  to the legend-  when he was in  prison because of his faith.

On the borders:Guardian Angeland St. Catherine.

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Item number: 371

Egg tempera on wood
31 x 25 cm
Russia, around 1800

Item number: 368

tempera on wood

35,5 x 31 cm

Russian, early 19th century

In the center is depicted the Easter topic Christ’s resurection and descent to hell surrounded by sixteen solemnities of the Orthodox Church and twelve stations of His Passion

Item number: 373

Tempera on wood
31 x 27 cm

Russia, around 1900

Item number: 278

Tempera on wood
31 x 26.5 cm

Russia, late 18th century

The Archangel Michael, whose Hebrew name means “Who is like God,” is the leader of the heavenly hosts and the guardian of paradise. He has been entrusted with special tasks by God: he brings the prayers of mankind to God, guides the souls of the deceased to paradise, and weighs souls on Judgment Day.

Item number: 445

Tempera on wood, gold ground
34 x 27 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 389

Tempera on wood
31.5 x 26.5 cm
Russia, 18th century
Tradition equates the disciple John with the evangelist John, who is believed to have worked in Ephesus, where the Gospel of John and the three Epistles of John were written in the circle of his disciples.

Item number: 309

Tempera on wood, gold ground
32 x 27 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 384

Egg tempera on wood
31.5 x 28.5 cm
Russia, around 1800
The nine Christians—Theognides, Ruphos, Antipater, Theostichos, Artemon, Magnos, Theodotos, Thaumasios, and Philemon—who openly proclaimed their faith and denounced the pagan religion in the pagan city of Kyzikos in the 3rd century were beheaded.

Item number: 246

Tempera on wood
35 x 31 cm
Russia, early 19th century

Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra in the 6th century, is undoubtedly the most revered saint in the Orthodox Church and one of the saints who is equally venerated in the West. Image border: Guardian angel, Michael, John, Savas.

Item number: 148

Tempera on wood

22 x 18 cm

Russia, 19th century

Depicted are Saints Florus and Laurus, the special protectors of horses, and Saints Vlasy and Modestus. In the lower part of the picture are the three Cappadocian horsemen Pevsipp, Elasipp, and Messip (“horse scout,” “horse trainer,” and “catcher of noble black horses”) with herds of horses at the watering hole.

Item number: 414

Egg tempera on wood
31 x 27 cm
Russia, 19th century

According to legend, Prince Vladimir brought the icon from Cherson in Crimea to Kiev at the end of the 1st millennium. Later, it was taken to the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Moscow. It is a variant of the Eleousa or Umilenie icons, depicting the tender, merciful Mother of God. The feast of the miraculous icon is celebrated on October 9.

Item number: 229

Russia, 19th century

Tempera on wood

31 x 26.5 cm

Russia, 19th century

The depiction of “Christ the Grim Eye” belongs to the Pantocrator type.

Item number: 128

Tempera on wood
31 x 26 cm
Russia, 19th century

“These are the seven eyes of the Lord, which range throughout the whole earth.” Zechariah 4:10

An outer circle of cherubim and an inner circle of stars enclose a face, in the center of which, between the eyes, Christ as a boy is depicted in another circle resting on a four-pointed star. Above this, in the inner circle, the Mother of God is depicted in a praying posture. Around the outer circle are five smaller circles, in which God the Father appears in the upper center of the picture and the symbols of the evangelists John, Luke, Mark, and Matthew appear in the other four.

Item number: 35

tempera on wood

31 x 26 cm

Russian, 19th century

Generally speaking the three persons of the Trinity are not distinguished by inscriptions, however some understood them thusly: Christ at center, above whom is a tree, signifying the wood of the cross, God the Father at left, before a building symbolizing the Church, and the Holy Spirit on the right, below a hill signifying spiritual ascent.

Item number: 73

ALEXIUS PETER AND JONA
RANDHEILIGE JOHANNES AND NIKITA

Tempera on wood

31 x 27 cm

Russia, around 1800

The joint feast day of the three metropolitans and miracle workers of all Russia – Alexius (February 12), Peter (December 21), and Jonah (March 31) – the protector and intercessor of the city of Moscow, is celebrated on October 5.

Image margin: John and Nikita

Item number: 154

JOHANNES VITA

Tempera on wood
31 x 26.5 cm
Russia, 19th century

In the center of the picture stands Saint John, holding a bowl with his head in his hand. He is surrounded by eight scenes from his life story: the archangel Uriel leading the boy John into the desert, John praying in the desert, the archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of John to Zacharias, the second discovery of John’s head, the birth of John, his parents Zacharias and Elizabeth with the child John, the beheading of John, and the presentation of his head to Salome.

Item number: 70

Tempera on wood

56 x 48 cm

Russia, 19th century

After being called by Jesus to become one of his apostles, Levi, son of Alphaeus from Capernaum, was given the nickname Matthew and wrote the first Gospel before 70 AD. His later life and death are legendary and partly intertwined with the life of Matthias. He is the patron saint of the city and diocese of Salerno (Italy) and was also chosen as patron saint by tax collectors, customs officers, accountants, and drinkers.

Item number: 298

Tempera on wood

28 x 23 cm

Russia, 17th century

According to tradition, John, son of Elizabeth and Zacharias, was born six months before Jesus. In the year 28, he first appeared in public as a preacher of repentance. He lived as an ascetic in the desert, where he wore camel hair and fed on locusts and wild honey.

Item number: 169

Tempera on wood
45 x 35 cm
Russia, 19th century

Depicted are Saints Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom and Markarius, with the Deesis in the upper part of the painting.

Item number: 394

Tempera on wood
31 x 27 cm
Russia, around 1800

The open page of the Gospel book usually quotes John 8:12: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Item number: 218

Tempera on wood, gold

36 x 30.5 cm

Russia, 19th century

In the center of the painting is the Virgin Mary in a mandorla. The baby Jesus rests on her left arm. Above her is the Trinity from the New Testament. On either side of her are groups of sick, poor, hungry, and thirsty people who are led to her by angels to beg for her intercession. In the upper left and right corners of the painting are the sun and moon.

Item number: 320

Tempera on wood
31 x 27 cm
Russia, 19th century

The three angels, symbolizing God the Father in the center, Christ on the left, and the Holy Spirit on the right, are gathered around the table, framed by Abraham and Sarah. In the foreground, a servant slaughters a calf for the feast, while in the background, the oak tree of the grove rises.

Item number: 355

Tempera on wood, gold ground

23 x 18 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 415

Tempera on wood

31 x 26 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 450

Egg tempera on wood
13 x 11 cm
Russia, 19th century

Item number: 151

Tempera on wood
55 x 31 cm
Russia, around 1800

The icon probably originates from a smaller iconostasis.

Item number: 77

Tempera on wood

31 x 26 cm

Russia, 19th century

The seven shepherd boys, who were persecuted under Decius because of their faith, fled to a cave near Ephesus, where they were walled in. They slept there for almost 200 years before they were found and awakened again.

Item number: 113

Tempera on wood

35.5 x 31 cm

Russia, 19th century

Christ Pantocrator – the ruler of the world – is depicted in half-length. His right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing, while in his left hand he holds the Gospel book (a reference to the proclaimer of eternal truth).

Item number: 405

Tempera on wood

31.5 x 27 cm

Russia, around 1800

Item number: 71

Tempera on wood

30.5 x 27 cm

Russia, late 18th century

Saint John has placed the fingers of his right hand on his lips in a gesture of silence. Above his shoulder appears an angel, symbolizing the Holy Spirit imparting the Gospel to him.

Item number: 90

Tempera on wood

31 x 26 cm

Russia, early 19th century

In the center of the painting, the saint is depicted as an ascetic, surrounded by 12 panels that tell the story of her life. Above her, Christ appears, giving his blessing.

Item number: 204

Tempera on wood

27.5 x 21 cm

Russia, 17th century

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Item number: 379

Tempera on wood, gold ground
56 x 46 cm

Russia, 18th century

Item number: 357

Tempera on wood,

18 x 14 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 356

Tempera on wood

18 x 14 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 319

Tempera on wood

35 x 30 cm

Russia, 19th century

Christ Pantocrator – the ruler of the world – is depicted in half-length. His right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing, while in his left hand he holds the open Gospel book.

Item number: 74

Tempera on wood, gold ground

35.5 x 31.5 cm

Russia, 19th century

Depicted are the saints and feasts of the month of January.

Item number: 417

Tempera on wood

31 x 26.5 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 279

Tempera on wood
30.5 x 26 cm
Russia, 19th century

The Gospel of John recounts how the soldiers divided Christ’s clothes among themselves, but cast lots for the single-piece undergarment. The four pieces of the outer garment were given as a gift to Russian Tsar Michael Feodorovich and Patriarch Filaret in Moscow by Shah Abbas I at the beginning of the 17th century. The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the deposition of this relic in Moscow on July 10. According to legend, the Holy Robe was found by St. Helena during her pilgrimage to Jerusalem and given by her as a gift to the Bishop of Trier, where it was enclosed in the altar of the cathedral.

Item number: 202

Tempera on wood

24.4 x 17.8 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 138

Tempera on wood

22 x 17 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 315

Tempera on wood

20.5 x 16 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 135

Tempera on wood, gold ground

31.8 x 27.5 cm

Russia, 19th century

The story of the incarnation of the divine word was initiated by the birth of the Mother of God. Ancient and late antique maternity pictures served as iconographic models for this theme, which arose from the depiction of the birth of Christ.

Item number: 57

Tempera on wood

53.5 x 44.5 cm

Russia, 19th century

According to legend, the Mother of God appeared to Prince Bogolyubov and instructed him to build a monastery. The prince did so and also had an icon of Mary painted according to his vision. The Mother of God stands on the left side of the painting and looks up at Christ, who is floating in the upper right corner of the painting. Her left hand is raised in prayer, and in her right hand she holds an open scroll with a prayer. In the background, you can see the monastery, and the upper edge of the painting depicts the extended Deesis.

Item number: 247

Tempera on wood

22 x 17.5 cm

Russia, late 19th century

Oklad Silver, Moscow 1898-1908

Item number: 248

Tempera on wood

22 x 17.5 cm

Russia, second half of the 19th century

Oklad Silver, Moscow 1868

Item number: 93

Tempera on wood

22 x 17.5 cm

Russia, second half of the 19th century

Oklad Silver, Moscow 1876

M.M. Alexander Muchin

Item number: 98

Tempera on wood, gold ground

31.5 x 27.5 cm

Russia, 19th century

The theme of the icon comes from a hymn in which the Mother of God is compared to the unburnable thorn bush that Moses saw on Mount Horeb.

In the center of a four-pointed star, the Mother of God is depicted with the Christ Child as Immanuel and Christ the King. In another red star below, the symbols of the four evangelists—Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John—are depicted. Around them, angels with Akathistos symbols are shown on clouds. In the four corners of the image are the saints Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jacob, and Moses.

Item number: 329

Tempera on wood, gold ground

35.5 x 31 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 249

Tempera on wood
26 x 21 cm
Russia, 19th century

After the Mother of God appeared to a 9-year-old girl, the Kazanskaya icon was found in Kazan in 1579. It was carried in a solemn procession to the Cathedral of the Annunciation, where it healed numerous blind people.

Item number: 403

Tempera on wood
31 x 26.5 cm
Russia, 19th century

According to legend, during the Iconoclastic Controversy in Byzantium in the 9th century, a devout widow from Nicaea hid the icon in her home. After it was discovered by the emperor’s iconoclastic spies, she cast the image into the sea, where it floated upright. Many years later, the icon appeared in a pillar of fire off the coast of the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos, where it was retrieved from the sea by a hermit and a church was built for it by the monks of the monastery.

Item number: 115

Tempera on wood
22.3 x 17.6 cm
Russia, 19th century

Item number: 406

Tempera on wood
36 x 32 cm
Russia, 19th century

According to legend, the miracle of the apparition of the Mother of God Fedorovskaya to Kostroma took place in 1239. The miraculously found image was placed in the local cathedral. It accompanied Prince Vasily and his army in their victorious battle against the Tartars.

Item number: 435

Tempera on wood
45 x 38 cm
Russia, 19th century

The saint came from Cappadocia and achieved high honors in military service under Diocletian. After his conversion to Christianity, he suffered martyrdom and was beheaded. George is the fighter against evil and the victor over the enemy, who appears in various forms (dragon, snake).

Item number: 440

Tempera on wood, gold ground
35.5 x 31 cm
Russia, 19th century

In the upper part of the picture, the prophet Elijah can be seen riding toward heaven in a chariot drawn by winged horses, carried by an angel in a ball of fire. He throws his cloak to Elisha, who is standing below him against a rocky background. In the lower left part of the picture, Elijah is awakened by an angel, above which the saint is fed by a raven. In the lower center, the prophet, accompanied by his disciple Elisha, strikes the waters of the Jordan with his cloak, which then part so that the saint can cross dry-footed.

Item number: 410

Tempera on wood
31 x 26.5 cm
Russia, around 1800

Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra in the 6th century and the most popular saint of the Eastern Church, is depicted in the traditional manner as a half-length figure in archbishop’s robes. In his left hand he holds the closed Gospel book, his right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing.

Item number: 411

Tempera on wood, brass base
37.4 x 32 cm
Russia, 19th century

The entry into Jerusalem marks the beginning of the Passion cycle of the Lord. Christ rides toward Jerusalem on a white donkey, followed by the apostles. The people pour out of the city gate to cheer him. In the background, the Mount of Olives rises on the left, in the center the palm tree from which the children take branches to welcome the Lord, on the right Jerusalem and architecture symbolizing the temple.

Item number: 416

Tempera on wood
31.5 x 27 cm
Russia, 19th century

Against a rocky background, St. John is depicted on the left side of the painting, baptizing Christ standing in the waters of the Jordan River. Above Christ’s head, the Holy Spirit hovers in the form of a dove. On the right side of the painting, three angels with veiled hands appear, symbolically representing the angelic hierarchies.

Item number: 429

Tempera on wood
12.5 x 10.5 cm
Russia, 19th century

Item number: 418

Tempera on wood

31.4 x 27 cm

Russia, 19th century

Item number: 420

Tempera on wood
34.5 x 29.5 cm
Russia, 18th century

Saint John the Evangelist dictates the Gospel to his disciple Prochorus.

Item number: 424

Tempera on wood
22.2 x 17.8 cm
Russia, 19th century

The origin of this depiction of Mary probably goes back to the miracle of the veil in the Blachernae Church in Constantinople. According to legend, Andrew, a fool for Christ, and his disciple Epiphanius had a vision in which the Mother of God spread her maphorion over the people as a protective cloth. The lower part of the painting depicts the singer Romanos, whose feast day is celebrated on the same day as that of the Mother of God Pokrov.

Item number: 430

Tempera on wood
15 x 12 cm
Russia, 19th century

The main feast of the Virgin Mary is known in the East as “The Dormition of the Mother of God” and in the West as “The Assumption of Mary.” The Mother of God lies flat on her deathbed, surrounded by the mourning apostles. Behind the bier, in a mandorla, stands Christ, holding the soul of the Mother of God in the form of a child dressed in white.

Item number: 425

Tempera on wood
17.8 x 14.5 cm
Russia, 19th century

In the center of a four-pointed star, the Mother of God is depicted with the Child as Emmanuel and Christ the King. In another red star below, the symbols of the four evangelists—Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John—are depicted. Around them, angels with Akathistos symbols are shown on clouds. In the four corners of the picture are the saints Isaiah, Ezekiel, James, and Moses.