Russian icon of the 19th century. "Deésis with the allegory of the days of the week in the form
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Russian icon of the 19th century.
"Deésis with the allegory of the days of the week in the form of the saints. Sedmitsa".
Tempera, gold leaf, on board.
Measurements: 31 x 26 cm.
The icon depicting this type of Deesis, Jesus Christ seated with selected saints, in the Russian Orthodox Church is called "Sedmitsa", translated from the Old Russian meaning week.
The iconography of the Week or "Sedmitsa" is based on the Orthodox liturgical tradition, which associates each day of the week with the commemoration of a certain holy sacred event. This tradition is most consistently expressed in the canons of the Matins of Octoechos. According to this liturgical book, on weekdays two songs are sung at Matins. One of the two songs on Monday is dedicated to the incorporeal (angelic) forces and on Tuesday to St. John the Baptist. The canons of Wednesday and Friday are dedicated to the Cross and the Mother of God, those of Thursday to the Apostles and St. Nicholas, those of Saturday to all the saints and the deceased. Finally, the first and principal of the three Sunday canons is that of the Resurrection of the Lord.
The composition of this icon is crowned with the central representation of God the Father. The frame of the icon presents ancient remains of the estofado, and of the polychromy.
"Deésis with the allegory of the days of the week in the form of the saints. Sedmitsa".
Tempera, gold leaf, on board.
Measurements: 31 x 26 cm.
The icon depicting this type of Deesis, Jesus Christ seated with selected saints, in the Russian Orthodox Church is called "Sedmitsa", translated from the Old Russian meaning week.
The iconography of the Week or "Sedmitsa" is based on the Orthodox liturgical tradition, which associates each day of the week with the commemoration of a certain holy sacred event. This tradition is most consistently expressed in the canons of the Matins of Octoechos. According to this liturgical book, on weekdays two songs are sung at Matins. One of the two songs on Monday is dedicated to the incorporeal (angelic) forces and on Tuesday to St. John the Baptist. The canons of Wednesday and Friday are dedicated to the Cross and the Mother of God, those of Thursday to the Apostles and St. Nicholas, those of Saturday to all the saints and the deceased. Finally, the first and principal of the three Sunday canons is that of the Resurrection of the Lord.
The composition of this icon is crowned with the central representation of God the Father. The frame of the icon presents ancient remains of the estofado, and of the polychromy.
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Russian icon of the 19th century. "Deésis with the allegory of the days of the week in the form
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