Quadripartite Folding Icon with Feast Days and Selected Saints
Artist
Unknown
Date19th Century
MediumBrass with blue enamel
Dimensions6 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (16.5 × 40 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Evelyn LaLanne
Object number2000.2.28
Label TextFramed within distinct architectural arches (known as kokoshniks) are several significant events from the lives of Christ and the Mother of God, including the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Birth of the Mother of God, the Presentation in the Temple, the Baptism, the Descent to Hell, the Ascension, and the Dormition. For more information about this object and Chapman University's collection of Russian Icons, visit our digital exhibition https://chapmanrussianicons.omeka.net/exhibits/show/thegreaticon/thegreaticon
Status
On viewLocation
- Leatherby Libraries (1 University Drive), Floor 4, 401 Lobby, Wall display case 4
Collections
Richard Davies
c. 2002
