MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009
8 June 2009
23. THE MOTHER OF GOD OF THE BURNING BUSH
CENTRAL RUSSIA, MIDDLE OF THE XIX CENTURY
30.9 by 26 cm.
2,000-3,000 pounds
The Child is shown on His Mother’s bosom, together with an image that alludes to her role as the Church that contains Christ. She is depicted against a double glory formed by two rhobuses, the blue one symbolising the Burning Bush that was not consumed by fire, the red one referring to the fire itself.
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