Antique icon “Mandylion of Christ”. Palekh school. (1880-1900). for Sale

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Antique icon “Mandylion of Christ”. Palekh school. (1880-1900). For Sale

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Antique icon “Mandylion of Christ”. Palekh school. (1880-1900).:
$5500.00

Antique icon “Mandylion of Christ”. Palekh school. (1880-1900).Size: 27,3 x 22,8 cm.Dear friends! I offer to your attention a very beautiful, ancient, rare icon of the “Mandylion of Christ”. The icon was painted between 1880 and 1900, in the very famous Palekh icon painting center! The Palekh school of icon painting is known throughout the world. Icons of the highest quality were painted there, including those commissioned by royal families.
The icon of the“Mandylion of Christ”is painted on a valuable cypress board covered with white levkas on dry cast gold with oil and tempera paints. The face of Christ is painted in a very beautiful and complex \"Selection\" technique. The fields of the icon are decorated with floral ornaments in the technique of cold enamels. The fields of the icon are covered by a massive, gilded brass frame. The board is covered with an old shirt with a modern ornament.
The icon has an authenticity examination from a German museum.
Icons“Mandylion of Christ”are famous for their miraculousness and sacredness.
What is the Iconography“Mandylion of Christ”?
The ruler of Edessa (Mesopotamia, modern Sanliurfa, Turkey) Avgar V Ukkam, being seriously ill, hearing about the miracles and healings that Jesus Christ performed, believed in Him as the Son of God and wrote a letter with a request to come and heal him. With this letter, he sent his painter Ananias to Palestine, instructing him to paint an image of Jesus. Ananias failed to draw Jesus, because Christ\'s face shone with a powerful light. Then the Lord asked to bring water and a towel. He washed his face, wiped it with a towel, and His face was reflected on it. Ananias brought the Savior\'s towel to Edessa. Avgar was healed. A real manifestation of Divine power and love. Mandylion became the first icon in history.
Dear Friends, Buyers, the icon is located in Bulgaria, Saints Constantine and Helena. Icon Will be shipped within 5 business days worldwide.