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Pendant Icon of Our Lady of Kazan
House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)1915
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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 <em>cloisonné </em>(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)
- Date Created: 1915
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 20.3 x 15.2 cm (8 x 6 in.)
- Provenance: (Wartski Ltd, London, sold to Randy Hiller), Hiller-Borneman Collection, Pittsburgh, PA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Silver
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2021.160
- Medium: silver, enamel, glass
- Fun Fact: Similar to the Arts and Crafts movements, the pan-Slavic/Neo-Russian style turned to earlier handicraft traditions for inspiration.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: Russia
- Credit Line: Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 2021.160
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