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Rare Antique Russian Icon Saint Tryphon, Patron Saint of Wine Growers, Falconers
$5,750
£4,350.27
€5,020.89
CA$8,031.15
A$8,929.10
CHF 4,673.85
MX$109,512.51
NOK 59,509.90
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Exceptionally rare antique Russian Icon of Saint Tryphon, the Patron Saint of wine growers, restauranteurs, falconers.
Saint Tryphon's saint day is February 14th, according to the Old Calendar, which is the time for wine growers to prune their grape vines for an abundant harvest in the fall. This day became a wine festival celebrated with much drinking to toast the upcoming growing season, particularly in Greece, Macedonia and the surrounding Balkan Countries where wine is an important source of income. By extension, Saint Tryphon also came to be revered as the Patron Saint of restauranteurs and bar keepers.
A Russian legend relating to Saint Tryphon is that Tsar Ivan the Terrible had a falconer named Tryphon who, while hunting one day, allowed the Tsar's prized falcon to escape. The Tsar flew into a fury and decreed that if the Falconer Tryphon did not return with the Tsar's falcon in three day's time, he would loose his life. The falconer searched for two days without rest to no avail. Exhausted, he prayed to his namesake Saint and fell asleep under a tree. He dreamt of a young man on a white horse holding a falcon on his hand, telling him to bring the falcon to the Tsar. When he awoke, he found the falcon in the tree above him and returned it to the Tsar, his life saved.
The image here is the traditional Russian depiction of Saint Tryphon, on a beautiful white horse holding a falcon on this hand. The Saint is pictured wearing a green tunic with a red cape with gold highlights, riding in a bucolic landscape with a golden sky. Jesus looks upon him from the clouds at the upper center of the icon. The Saint is identified in old Cyrillic. A golden brass oklad, finely chased accompanies the icon.
Excellent condition, tempera and gold leaf on linden wood panel
First half of 19th Century
Very rare subject
- Dimensions:Height: 12.41 in (315 mm)Width: 10.63 in (270 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:19th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1887212598602
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