The Kiev Caves Icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos is one of the most ancient icons in the Russian Orthodox Church. The Mother of God entrusted it to four Byzantine architects, who in ...

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian chemist and photographer ... of the original Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The icon was eventually installed in the cathedral ...

35 x 28 cm (13 3/4 x 11 in.) : 55 x 47 cm (21 5/8 x 18 1/2 in.) ...

This icon depicts Saints Peter and Alexis watering a tree growing out of the Kremlin walls; the branches of the tree bear icons of Russian saints, and at center is an oval image of the Vladimir Mother ...

Orthodox iconography portrays the recumbent Mother of God, surrounded by ... Formerly kept in the Dormition Cathedral as the palladium of Russia, the icon is once again on display in the cathedral ...

51 x 40 cm. (20.1 x 15.7 in.) ...

The connoisseur's playbook for assessing Russian icons hasn't been updated in more than 70 years. Medieval treasures are viewed as artistic masterpieces from a distinct Golden Age. All that came ...

Photograph by Jérémie Jung An icon is carried around the Pechory Monastery on the day of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Both civilians and members of the Russian Army gather to help protect ...

The icon in the lobby "just went up in solidarity of support," Russell said. The title of the icon is Mother of God Pokrova, 1800s, Ukraine.