Enthorned Christ, Virgin Mary and St. John

Origin: Russia
Age: 2nd half of the XIXth Century
Composition: Tempera on wood
Measures Cms: 92,0 X 60,6 X 2,3

The mystical weddings between Christ and the church announce in the words of the salm 44 ?To your right hand a queen with the Ofir gold?. The Virgin represents to the Queen of the Church and Christ is the husband, the king and the priest. The Former testament contains a prediction of the image of the Virgin in the queen of Saba, who visited Salomon attracted by his knowledge. The Salomon gold was coming from Ofir, as the book of the Kings recounts. Christ turns out to be dressed as it corresponds to his real and episcopal dignity.