Gudmoderns födelse
Konstnär/Tillverkare
DateringDaterad: Dat. mitten av 1500-talet
Material / Teknik
Måtth x b: Mått 75,5 x 50 cm h x b x dj: Mått 91 x 58 x 4 cm
InventarienummerNMI 148
Andra titlarTitel (sv): Gudmoderns födelse Titel (en): The Nativity of the Mother of God
BeskrivningBeskrivning: Beskrivning i Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, kat. nr. 69: Se beskrivning i den engelska versionen. Beskrivning: Description in Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, cat. no. 69: The Nativity of the Mother of God Middle of 16th century, Novgorod NMI 148 Wood: Pine (Pinus sp.), egg tempera on canvas. Panel made of two boards with two splines inlaid from opposite sides; back painted dark brown. Inscriptions a t.: Paper label with hand-written text in pencil: 20 cm. de haut / 4 coul PROVENANCE: Olof Aschberg; Gift of O.Aschberg 1933 BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kjellin 1933, no 148; Kjellin 1956, pp 58–59, 197; Gerhard 1957, p 134; Felicetti 1972, p 59 CONSERVATION: Restored prior to entering NM: panel repaired on back with new wood; heavily repainted, espec. dresses, architectural background and (partly) faces, while retaining the original outline; painting cleaned; losses of paint layer inpainted on parts of Joachim’s head and halo, borders and partly on background; contours coarsely filled in. Paint layer and ground losses along the borders; darkened varnish This icon combines two themes; on the left, the Nativity of the Mother of God, and on the right, the Caressing of the Mother of God (Laskanie Bogoroditsy). Below we see the Garden of Paradise with its fountain, from which birds are drinking. This motif becomes a paraphrase of the theme of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the appear - ance of Mary in the world being compared with the revelation of the fount of life. This iconography, particularly when combined with the caressing motif, was typical of Novgorod. So too are the figures, especially the faces, and certain ornamental details. This icon may have formed part of an iconostasis.
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