Artist Unknown Year 1600 | Medium oil on canvas | |
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Dimensions 127.7 cm × 110.3 cm (50.3 in × 43.4 in) Location St. Mary Church, Trakai Similar Lithuanian Girl with Palm Sun, Třeboň Altarpiece, Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de se, Virgin and Child with Canon va, Vertumnus | ||
The Mother of God of Trakai (Russian: Мадонна Тракайская) is a Catholic icon, located in the main altar of the St. Mary Church, Trakai.
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Analysis
The icon was painted in the middle of the 15th century and partially repainted in the early 17th century. Although, according to legend, it was a gift from the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos to Grand Duke Vytautas on the occasion of his baptism.
On 4 September 1718, Pope Clement XI sent Bishop Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski for the Canonical coronation of the venerated image. It was the second icon of the Virgin crowned with papal crowns on the territory of the Commonwealth.
Stefan Czarniecki, King Jan Kazimierz and Jan III Sobieski prayed before the icon.
Description
The icon depicts the Virgin Mary, with her right hand supporting baby Jesus sitting on her lap, while her left holds a branch with three flowers.
Gothic and Renaissance elements are visible in the icon. It combines old with new iconography for the local iconography, inspired by European art forms.
Icon that Lithuanian researchers believe Belarus is determined by a bright light color, soft shapes and the specificity of facial features. Transfer of individual traits is so specific, and the sensitivity of the living body texture is so sincere, that the product is more like a portrait than an icon.