Egy szerb és erdélyi származású, görög hagyományú, orosz–ukrán, ezüst Kaszperovszkaja Istenszülő-ikon
An Icon Based on Greek Tradition, with Russian and Ukrainian Influence, of Serbian-Transylvanian Provenance: the Silver Icon of Theotokos Kasperovskaya

Summary/Abstract: The Theotokos of Kasperovka, or, more exactly, the Kasperovka icon of the Theotokos (Russian Касперовская икона Божией Матери, Касперовская Богоматерь, Касперовская Богородица) represents a version of the Eleousa iconographic type. The icon originates in Transylvania. Legend has it that the ancient icon, painted on canvas glued to a wooden panel, was brought by a Serbian man from Transylvania, who eventually settled down in the Herson Governorate, in the late 16th century. Finally, it was inherited by a lady landowner called Kasperova. In 1840, while she was praying in front of the icon, she noticed that the darkened faces in the icon had brightened up and the whole icon had been renewed in a miraculous way. After this the icon worked several wonders of recovery. During the Crimean War (1853-1856) it also helped the city of Odessa. The icon ended up in the Odessa Cathedral of The Dormition of the Virgin, where this relatively small icon (31 x 26.5 cm) is displayed with a richly decorated cover. The silver icon described here partly follows the traditions of ancient iconography. In the icon, the head and shoulder image of the Theotokos with the Infant Jesus can be seen. The Mother of God bends toward her son with moving tenderness. The Infant holds a roll in his hand, touching his chin with it and embraces his Mother with his left arm. (Moscow, 1888. Controlling master: Лев Федорович Олекс = Lev Fedorovich Oleks.)

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