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The Church Militant

Unknown, Moscow1900/1970

Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes

Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
Santiago de Chile, Chile

This icon reproduces an original from the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, from sixteenth century. Its warlike composition includes various processions of saints, civil and ecclesiastical authorities as well as armed soldiers targeting to the Celestial City. The Virgin and Child welcome them to heaven on the top left, while on the opposite side, defined by a circle, a depiction of hell.

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  • Title: The Church Militant
  • Creator: Unknown, Moscow
  • Creator Lifespan: 1880/1980
  • Date: 1900/1970
  • Physical Dimensions: w85 x h51 x d3 cm (Complete)
  • Provenance: Donation
  • Type: Religious painting
  • Rights: Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
  • External Link: Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
  • Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
  • Technique: Tempera and gold on wood
  • Exhibition: Santiago de Chile
Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes

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