31. Icon on glass, "Mourning Mother of God", painter Pavel Zamfir, Laz, 1883

In the center stage, the Virgin Mary is depicted looking sorrowfully at the source of her sadness: a small Christ crucified on the cross. She is clothed in a black maphorion, a symbol of the mourning in her soul. Next to the cross of the Crucifixion, the symbol of the Church and two archangels are present, hovering on clouds, with two angels holding crosses in their hands. The earth is represented by bands of horizontal color, rendered in unconventional tones. The icon is dated and signed, in Cyrillic and Latin characters "1883 Pavel Z". (A.D.)

Dimensions

width 45 cm, height 51 cm

Description

Tempera and gold foil on glaze, baited and painted frame, with slats., signed and dated bottom right, in white, "Pavel Z, 1883".

Research information

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

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