The Mother Of God -The Don Icon
by Dragica Micki Fortuna
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18.000 x 25.000 inches
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Title
The Mother Of God -The Don Icon
Artist
Dragica Micki Fortuna
Medium
Painting - Mixed Media On Panel
Description
This holy icon is historically linked to one of the most important moments of the formation of the Russian state - the gathering together of Russian lands around a single and hereditary grand-princely/royal authority. The widespread veneration of the miraculous Don icon of the Mother of God is tied to the victory, on Kulikovo Field, of Prince Dimitry Donskoy over the Tatars. The army carried this image as a banner during the battle, which took place on 8 September, the feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, in the year 1380. After the victory, the icon was given as a gift by the Don Cossacks to Great-Prince Dimitry Donskoy (1363-1389), who brought it to Moscow. In the icon can be see the beginnings of the new Russian iconographic tradition of the 14th century.
This artwork has been featured in the groups:
- Jesus Christ Paintings;
- Christian Theme Artwork Group;
- Orthodox Christian Beauty;
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November 18th, 2014
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