Pendant Icon of Our Lady of Kazan

Creator Name

House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)

Cultural Context

Russia

Date

1915

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

About the work

Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description

One of the most revered icons in the Russian Orthodox church, Our Lady of Kazan represents the Virgin Mary as the patroness of the city of Kazan and the Holy Protectress of Russia. Fabergé embellished this icon with cloisonné (partitioned) enamel in a striking palette, as well as beaded ornaments and spiral motifs in the pan-Slavic/Neo-Russian style.

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Title

Pendant Icon of Our Lady of Kazan

Creator

House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), maker

Worktype

Silver

Cultural Context

Russia

Material

silver, enamel, glass

Dimensions

Overall: 20.3 x 15.2 cm (8 x 6 in.);
height: 0.203metre;
width: 0.152metre

Technique

Language

Date

1915

Provenance

(Wartski Ltd, London, sold to J. Randolph Hiller), 2017; Hiller-Borneman Collection, Pittsburgh, PA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017–2021; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2021–; Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection

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Rights

CC0

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Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

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House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), Pendant Icon of Our Lady of Kazan, 1915, Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0.

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