1850y RUSSIAN IMPERIAL CHRISTIAN ICON ST. JOHN THEOLOGIAN GOLD GOD MOTHER CROSS
1850s - 1900s year s. 29.0 cm x 22 cm.
RARE UNIQUE, AUTENTICK ORTTHODOX RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN HOLY ICON. FILLED with DIVINE SPIRIT and CONTAINS DIVINE HOLY SOUL!! MAGNIFICENT CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS ART of IMPERIAL RUSSIAN is HISTORICAL TREASURES. John Theologian, Entreat the merciful God to grant our Souls Forgiveness of Transgressions.A prayers miracle is a really Church Relic from Russia, was consecrated and Blessed by Christian Church. 220 mm in width x. 11.25 Inch height x. 8.75 Inch in width x. 1.0 Inch in thickness.
EGG TEMPERA PAINTING on GESSO, on HARD WOOD PANEL with TWO WOOD SPONKI. The quality of this miracle holy icon is very fine, and detailed with beautiful facial painting, good condition, regarding its age.Composite of one Hardwood panel with two side wood sponki. WOODEN CHRISTIAN ICON - HOLY RELIC, FABULOUS IMPERIAL RELIGIOUS TRESURY ART. Centrally located in the image the into - is to see.
Hardwood panel, egg tempera with the gilded painting icon, creates magnificent beauty of the product, sophistication. This icon been double check and we Guarantee everything by one hundred percentage. Good so see our many photos to get the best idea of condition. The quality of this Icon is very fine and detailed with beautiful facial painting. Original Icon, gorgeous painting creates magnificent beauty of the product.The best indication of condition is to study the photographs carefully, photos are part of the description. FANTASTIC ROYAL IMPERIAL RUSSIAN HOLY CHRISTIANITY ICON. Century, mark for year presumably (1880s - 1900s years).
IMPERIAL RUSSIAN BLESSED ICON showing ST. On hard wooden board - panel, Hand painted with EGG TEMPERA on chalk ground, with magnificent Christian art, painting, wood art writing. Looks like over all good condition considering the age. Measurements: 35.5 x 31 cm. This icon, painted in tempera on chalk ground on wood panel with two side SPONKI. Church holy icon painting reproduces the hidden motifs of the painting, depicts the St. John Theologian, an icon that can be seen in every Orthodox temple. John Theologian in a robe and mantle, with a short beard. With his right hand he holds his beard, with his left hand he holds the Gospel.John Theologian also wears a rich halo, symbolizing a supernatural divine light, revealed by the Saviour to his disciples on Mount Tabor. This halo or nimbus, always present in icons, divine and human.
The anonymous artist of the icon depicts the face of St. John Theologian as similar to a human face. The halo above this realistic face conveys that St. John Theologian is "fully Holy Spirit in his divinity". This Fantastic gold Royal Imperial Icon.Made in Russia of Royal Imperia. Is truly a fabulous piece of Russian Egg tempera Painting, gilded ICON.
The authenticity of every icon is guaranteed. The icon shows the Apostle John in these latter years, as the elder " Theologian ". In his hands he holds the Gospel, with the words: "In the beginning.
To his left, an angel is shown whispering the Gospel into John's ear, yet the Apostle does not look to him, but casts his eyes down in contemplation. The Saint's right hand is raised up, making the sign of the cross over his mouth, guarding it lest he were to say something from his own imagination: the great Evangelist is reduced to silence. The icon distinguishes itself by original and bright artistic expressiveness, peculiar to the best samples of Northern manner of icon-painting.This rare icon shows the perfect craftsmanship of the Russian icon painter. Take pleasure in this gift and prevent all bad luck. Deliver everyone from the future torment, who call out to you here together: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia». The 8th of May is a feast day dedicated to the Apostle John, the Evangelist and Theologian.
Among all the Apostles, the title "Theologian" is only bestowed upon St John, which attests to the spiritual heights to which he attained, and the depth of the heavenly wisdom he was granted. The author of the profound Fourth Gospel and the witness of Divine Revelation, it is to this Saint that the contemplative mystics of later centuries looked to as a model of Faith and Prayer. It is the icon of St John the Theologian "in Silence" (Rus:???????????????") that best depicts this ideal Theologian. The inspiration for the image could be the words of John himself when he writes: And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. St John's pose here resonates with the 4th century monastic saint Evagrius Ponticus' words on prayer: Do not cherish the desire to see sensibly angels or powers or even Christ lest you be led completely out of your wits, and taking a wolf for your shepherd, come to adore the demons who are your enemies. He also writes: Keep your eyes lowered while you are praying. Deny your flesh and your desires and live according to the spirit.
And perhaps St Evagrius' most famous line: If you are a theologian you truly pray. If you truly pray you are a theologian. When he was dying, his disciples asked him for a final counsel to keep with them. "My children, " he said, "Love one another, " and then repeated it again. "That's enough, " John said, because it is the covenant of the Lord.