2100 - A MONUMENTAL, SIGNED, AND DATED ICON DEPICTING THE HOLY MARTYR HERMOGENES, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW, FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS Russian, Moscow, Georgy Feodorovich Vityugov, dated 1913 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The background is gilded and ornamentally engraved; the border is decorated to emulate contemporary cloisonné enamel. Inscribed in Cyrillic with the place name, signature, and date in the lower left corner. Executed with exquisite painting and in an unusually large format. The garments are richly highlighted with gold folds, while the flesh tones are finely modeled. The flesh tones are finely modeled. In 1913, the presumed mortal remains of Patriarch Hermogenes were accidentally discovered in a crypt at the Chudov Monastery during repair work. In connection with the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, celebrated that same year, he was canonized as a martyr and interred in the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin. Vertical cracks. 124.5 x 79.6 cm.

A MONUMENTAL, SIGNED, AND DATED ICON DEPICTING THE HOLY MARTYR HERMOGENES, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW, FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS Russian, Moscow, Georgy Feodorovich Vityugov, dated 1913 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The background is gilded and ornamentally engraved; the border is decorated to emulate contemporary cloisonné enamel. Inscribed in Cyrillic with the place name, signature, and date in the lower left corner. Executed with exquisite painting and in an unusually large format. The garments are richly highlighted with gold folds, while the flesh tones are finely modeled. The flesh tones are finely modeled. In 1913, the presumed mortal remains of Patriarch Hermogenes were accidentally discovered in a crypt at the Chudov Monastery during repair work. In connection with the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, celebrated that same year, he was canonized as a martyr and interred in the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin. Vertical cracks. 124.5 x 79.6 cm. MONUMENTAL SIGNED AND DATED ICON DEPICTING THE HOLY MARTYR HERMOGEN, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW, FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS Russia, Moscow, Georgy Feodorovich Vityugov, dated 1913. Assembly of five hardwood panels with two sponki on the reverse. Kovcheg, egg tempera on a chalk ground, gilded background, ornamentally engraved, border in the style of contemporary cloisonné enamel. 124.5 x 79.6 cm. Cyrillic place name, signature, and date in the lower left corner. An icon executed in very fine paintwork in an unusually large format. The robes are adorned with rich gold folds. The flesh tones are finely rendered. In 1913, the presumed remains of Patriarch Hermogenus were discovered by chance in a crypt at the Chudov Monastery during repair work. In connection with the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, which was celebrated that same year, he was canonized as a martyr and buried in the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in the Kremlin. Vertical cracks.