Exhibited 19th C. Russian Icon, "The Interceding Mother of God". Tempera/wood. This was probably the left panel from a three-panel Deisis. The central panel would have depicted Christ, and the right panel- John the Forerunner. Mary inclines her head and raises her hand in a sign of intercession. The scroll contains her words: "Ruler most gracious, Lord Jesus Christ, hear the prayer..." This icon is the work of the so-called "Serbian Wandering Painters" who immigrated into the southern border regions of Russia and set up village workshops there. Icons produced by them generally have a cinnabar-red border and the background and halo ornamented in silvery leaf with incised and embossed decoration. Sometimes the silver is covered with a tinted varnish to make it appear gold. Size: 18 x 13 in. Previous Exhibitions: Brevard Museum of Art (Foosaner Art Museum), Melbourne, FL Sept - Nov 1994 Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL Nov 1995 - Jan 1996 Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA Dec 1996 - Jan 1997 Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE March - May 1998 Biblical Arts Center, Dallas, TX Dec 1998 Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL Dec 1998 - Jan 1999 Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York, NY June - Oct 1999 Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL Aug 2000 - Jan 2001 Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA Feb - May 2001 Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO Jan - March 2002 Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York, NY April - June 2002 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS Oct - Nov 2002 Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL April - June 2004 Hearst Art Gallery as St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA Nov - Dec 2004 Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL Oct 2013 - April 2014 See More