| This devotional panel was exported to Vladimir, then to Moscow in 1395 to protect that city from the mongols. The icons, usually blackened by devotional candles, were often repainted by inferior artists. Only the faces of this example are original. |
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Vladimier Madonna |
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Byzantine Artist
What- Devotional panel When- 11th Century Where-Byzantium Why- Devotional panel shipped to moscow to protect the city from mongols |
  
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