RUSSIAN ICON TRANSFER OF ST. NICHOLAS' RELICS C.

RUSSIAN ICON TRANSFER OF ST. NICHOLAS' RELICS C. 1890. This icon depicts the Transfer of the relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari, Italy. The event is celebrated on the 9th of May. Deacons carry the remains of Nicholas, with various clerics following closely behind, as lay people kneel and bless themselves. The other saints, which are depicted on the mid left and right border and in the upper corners, have no specific relationship to this event, but were simply added by order of the person who had the icon painted. Often these border saints are called family saints (it was common to put the name saint of the person or persons gifting the icon). At upper left is The Venerable Antoniy. At upper right is the female saint, The Venerable Evdokia. On the left border is Saint Alexander Nevskiy, and on the right Saint Panteleimon. 12.25 inches x 14.25 inches (31 x 36.2 cm).

Provenance:
A private American collection since 1999 or before.

Literature:
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center Windows into Heaven, Russian Icons, 1550-1917, Washington D.C. 2003, exhibition catalog, where illustrated.
Knights of Columbus Museum Holy Icons of Mother Russia New Haven, Connecticut, 2002-2003, exhibition catalog, where illustrated.

Exhibited:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Ave Maria Foundation "Heaven on Earth, The Holy Art of Imperial Russia 1650-1917" February 7, 2001-March 21, 2001
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum "Spiritual Treasures of Czarist Russia" September 1, 2001-October 1, 2001
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Pontifical College Josephinum "Heaven on Earth" icon exhibition January 11, 2002-February 10, 2002
New Haven, Connecticut U.S.A. Knights of Columbus Museum, Holy Icons of Mother Russia, icon exhibition October 2, 2002-January 31, 2003.
Washington D.C. U.S.A. Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Windows into Heaven, Russian Icons, 1550-1917, June 5th, 2003-August 7th, 2009

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