Mother of God Hodegetria (Smolenskaya)
Iconography: Our Lady of Smolensk
Date: XVI century. The third quarter of the 16th c.
Iconographic school/art center: The Vologda school
Origin: From the Church of John the Baptist at Dudikova pustyn, Vologda.
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Setting's material: Silver , basma, gilding
Dimensions: height 102 cm, width 86 cm
The Mother of God is portrayed in an almost frontal pose, slightly inclining her head to the Child.
Inv. NO ВОКМ 10356 © Vologda State Museum of History, Architecture and Art
General view
The Mother of God. A fragment
The Mother of God. A fragment