Virgin and Child | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1930.50
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Virgin and Child
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Our lady of Vlladimir with Feodor Tiron
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: icon
Date: 1775-1800
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Russia, Moscow
Culture: Russian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/221747

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Tempera on panel encased in silver overlay with stones and pearls
Dimensions: 32.07 x 27.31 x 3.81 cm (12 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Philip M. Lydig, Purchased in Russia, 1917, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1930.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Philip M. Lydig
Accession Year: 1930
Object Number: 1930.50
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Figures of Madonna and Child completely encased in frame of engraved and repousse silver gilt. Halo of Madonna studded with red and green stones. She wears a robe of red and gold tinsel with semi-precious stones and seed pearls. To the left silver gilt cut away revealing a man (saint?)

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