2039 - A DATED ICON DEPICTING THE SAINTS OF THE KIEV CAVES MONASTERY Russian, dated 1782 Tempera on cypress wood panel. Gold ground. An illegible inscription along the lower border includes the date “1782.” The lower part of the composition centers on the main church of the Kiev Caves Monastery, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. On either side are saints associated with the monastery, including the monastic fathers Anthony and Theodosius holding scrolls, along with nine other saints in the lower row. The row above includes Peter (left), Metropolitan John, Saint Panteleimon, Paul (right), Sergius of Radonezh, and Anthony the Hermit. In the upper part, the Mother of God “Soothe My Sorrows” appears centrally amid banks of clouds. To her left stand Saint Michael and Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow; to her right are Saint Gabriel, Philip, the first holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and Alexius, the first to bear the title Metropolitan of Moscow, accompanied by holy women. The upper corners depict God the Father (left) and Christ (right). Minimally restored. 35.8 x 31.2 cm.

A DATED ICON DEPICTING THE SAINTS OF THE KIEV CAVES MONASTERY Russian, dated 1782 Tempera on cypress wood panel. Gold ground. An illegible inscription along the lower border includes the date “1782.” The lower part of the composition centers on the main church of the Kiev Caves Monastery, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. On either side are saints associated with the monastery, including the monastic fathers Anthony and Theodosius holding scrolls, along with nine other saints in the lower row. The row above includes Peter (left), Metropolitan John, Saint Panteleimon, Paul (right), Sergius of Radonezh, and Anthony the Hermit. In the upper part, the Mother of God “Soothe My Sorrows” appears centrally amid banks of clouds. To her left stand Saint Michael and Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow; to her right are Saint Gabriel, Philip, the first holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and Alexius, the first to bear the title Metropolitan of Moscow, accompanied by holy women. The upper corners depict God the Father (left) and Christ (right). Minimally restored. 35.8 x 31.2 cm. DATED ICON FEATURING THE SAINTS OF THE KIEV CAVES MONASTERY Russia, dated 1782. Cypress wood panel with two sponki on the ends. Egg tempera on a chalk ground, gold ground. 35.8 x 31.2 cm. An illegible inscription at the bottom edge bears the date “1782.” The lower part of the icon depicts, in the center, the main building of the Kiev Caves Monastery, which is dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. To the right and left, saints have gathered around the Kiev Caves Monastery, including the monastic fathers Anthony and Theodosius (holding scrolls) as well as nine other saints in the lower row; in the upper row are Peter (left), Metropolitan John, Saint Panteleimon, and Paul (on the right), Sergius of Radonezh, and Anthony the Hermit. In the upper part of the image, centered within banks of clouds, is the Mother of God “Soothe My Sorrow”; at her side stand Saint Michael on the left with Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow, and Saint Gabriel on the right with Philip, the first Holy Patriarch of Moscow and Russia, as well as Alexei, the first to bear the title of Metropolitan of Moscow; at her side are holy women. The upper corners depict God the Father (left) and Christ (right). Minimally restored.