Dormition of the Mother of God

The Dormition of the Mother of God of Kyiv-Pechersk.

Icon Painting Workshop of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv, second half of the 17th C.

Wood, gesso, tempera, silver.

11 5/8” x 16 1/2”.

Dormition is the passing of the Virgin Mary from earthly life. Dormition - "falling asleep"

Image from The Glory of Ukraine, Sacred Images from the 11th to 19th centuries.