Icons

Deisis Triptych
Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus XVth c.
The Descent into Hell
The Ascension
The Baptism of Christ
Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus XVIIIth c.
Mater dolorosa
The Nativity of Christ
The Iconostasis







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Mater dolorosa

1768

The icon is almost entirely covered with silver plates, adorned with floral and geometrical stylisations, in the au repousse technique. Profoundly humane, painted in warm, enveloping hues of dark brown, the figure of Mary is noble, harmonious and young, but grieving and resigned at the same time, as she is confronted with the vision of her crucified son.


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