Icon - Christ Pantocrator - Silver - 1894
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This icon represents Christ Pantocrator – the Almighty, Master of the Universe – in the canonical half-height composition of Russian Orthodox devotional painting. Christ is depicted frontally, his right hand raised in the three-finger blessing gesture, the left hand supporting the open Gospel. The title inscription, in Church Slavonic, along the lower border, reads: Гдь Вседержитель – “The Lord Almighty.” The silver oklad, executed in Moscow in 1894, is done in the geometric repoussé style characteristic of the Moscow school of the late imperial period. The dense tapestry pattern of interlaced knots, the finely chased borders in scrolls and the pierced starry halo, applied separately, are typical of high-quality Moscow goldsmithing of the 1890s. The four marks are complete and perfectly legible. The goldsmith is Yemelyan A. Kuznetsov, active in Moscow from 1886 to 1897.
Mark: Moscow
Date: 1894
84 zolotniks
Dimensions: 21.3 x 17.7 cm
Weight: 450.1 g.
The oklad is in generally good condition, showing a light surface patina consistent with its age and use. The painted surface displays the darkening characteristic of olifa, the traditional linseed-oil-based protective varnish applied by Russian icon painters as the final layer. This aging process is natural and entirely reversible. The underlying pictorial layer preserves its original modeling and thickness; no trace of repainting is visible.
This icon represents Christ Pantocrator – the Almighty, Master of the Universe – in the canonical half-height composition of Russian Orthodox devotional painting. Christ is depicted frontally, his right hand raised in the three-finger blessing gesture, the left hand supporting the open Gospel. The title inscription, in Church Slavonic, along the lower border, reads: Гдь Вседержитель – “The Lord Almighty.” The silver oklad, executed in Moscow in 1894, is done in the geometric repoussé style characteristic of the Moscow school of the late imperial period. The dense tapestry pattern of interlaced knots, the finely chased borders in scrolls and the pierced starry halo, applied separately, are typical of high-quality Moscow goldsmithing of the 1890s. The four marks are complete and perfectly legible. The goldsmith is Yemelyan A. Kuznetsov, active in Moscow from 1886 to 1897.
Mark: Moscow
Date: 1894
84 zolotniks
Dimensions: 21.3 x 17.7 cm
Weight: 450.1 g.
The oklad is in generally good condition, showing a light surface patina consistent with its age and use. The painted surface displays the darkening characteristic of olifa, the traditional linseed-oil-based protective varnish applied by Russian icon painters as the final layer. This aging process is natural and entirely reversible. The underlying pictorial layer preserves its original modeling and thickness; no trace of repainting is visible.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Iconography
Christ Pantocrator
Gross weight
450.1 g
Title additional information
1894
Material
Silver
Country of origin
Russia
Height
23.3 cm
Width
17.7 cm
Depth
2 cm
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Estimated period
1850-1900
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