A57/704
BLACK MADONNA OF ST. THOMAS
Moravia, Brno 2nd half of the 19th century Oil on canvas, 53x31 cm. Framed, glazed. Icon after the famous gothic painting. Half-figure of Hodegetria in a dark-blue cloak and maphorion, buckle with relics on her neck, Jesus with a book of the law instead of the scroll. Gold-ground with impressed halos, crowns and initials of the Mother of God.