The Virgin of Tenderness (Oumileinye) with the Guardian Angel and Family Saints , 19th century
Egg tempera and gesso on wood
44.2 x 37cm
no. 3155
£ 2,500.00
Inscription in Church Slavonic: ҮмиленІЄ Pr(esvyataviuy) B(ogoroditsui). Most Holy Mother of God. Border saints Св. Ангел Хранитель (Svyatoy Angel Khranitiel’) Holy Guardian Angel; Преп. Марии (Prepodobnoy Marii). Saint Mary (of Egypt). Євѳимїй (Euthymius) a monk. Св. мц. Наталии (Svyatoy muchenitsy Natalii).
This provincial work beautiful expresses the tenderness of the subject, a variant of the Virgin of Vladimir (Vladimirskaya) type.