10. Icon on glass, "Virgin Mary in Sorrows", probably housepainter Pavel Zamfir, Laz, 1876, collectible

In the central shot, Virgin Mary is seen looking bitterly at the reason for her sadness: Jesus crucified on the cross, small dimensions. She wears a richly decorated cloth, a sign of the mourning in her soul. Next to the Crucifixion cross appear the symbol of the Church and two archangels, on clouds, who carry a phylactery with the text Rejoice God's Mother. The earth is depicted by unconventionally coloured horizontal colour bands. The icon is dated, lower-right in white "1876". (M.B.)

Dimensions

width 45 cm, height 51.5 cm

Description

tempera and gold foil on glass, painted frame

Research information

A similar work is published in "The Musat Collection - A Spiritual Geography of Transylvanian Icons on Glass", by Ana Dumitran, Bucharest, 2018, fig. 64, p. 64.

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