Item 27
The Tenderness Mother of God
Circa 1800
Egg tempera, gold leaf on wood panel
12” x 10.5”
James and Tatiana Jackson Collection

In this unidentified Mother of God type, the title “Tenderness” (Russian - Umilinie) is used. The Tenderness title is a generic term used to describe icons that depict Mother and child in a “tender” cheek-to-check embrace. While most icons of the Mother of God are inscribed with a specific title, this one is not. The image is overlaid with a repoussé and chased gilded silver riza. The riza displays the hallmark for Moscow, is dated 1818 and displays the Cyrillic makers mark I.F., probably for Ivan Fedorov, a silversmith active in Moscow from 1801 to 1821.