Description in Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, cat. no. 165:
The Mother of God of Vladimir
Early 18th century
NMI 123

Wood: Linden (Tilia sp.), egg tempera.
Panel made of single board with two
splines inlaid from opposite sides.

Inscriptions a t.: A) Hand-written
in pencil: 1928:138; B) Hand-written
in red ink, in Cyrillic letters: 1. P 2335 ;
C) Ink stamp of the Soviet State
Export Committee

PROVENANCE: Olof Aschberg;
Gift of O.Aschberg 1933
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kjellin 1933, no 123;
Kjellin 1956, p 244
CONSERVATION: Restored prior to entering
NM: completely repainted except for carnation.
Crack right through the panel, top
centre; minor paint layer losses along the
left edge; gold on the halo abraded.
This icon probably has its origins in
the Old Believer tradition.
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