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RUSSIAN SCHOOL
The Dormition of the Virgin
c.1700RCIN 403491
This icon, possibly from the Iconostasis (icon-screen) of a chapel, depicts the death, resurrection and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary, following Orthodox church tradition. The soul of the Virgin is held by Christ above her funeral bier, where she is mourned by the apostles.
Purchased by Prince Albert as part of the Oettingen-Wallerstein collection, 1848
Purchased by Prince Albert as part of the Oettingen-Wallerstein collection, 1848
BUCKINGHAM PALACE INVENTORY NUMBER / [Number] ; an oval stamp, enclosing a number; relates to the current B.P. Picture Inventory ( started ca. 1968; includes oils, miniatures, enamels, watercolours & drawings, porcelain paintings & mosaics)No 152
