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The Dormition of the Virgin, 17th C., from the village of Prissovo, near Veliko Turnovo. Tempera on lime wood, 42 x 35 cm. Now at the Ecclesiastical History and Archaeology Museum
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The icon belongs to the row of festive icons which made up part of the iconostasis in the church of the village of Prissovo or the monastery of the Archangels not far from the village. The icon shares many common features with a group of icons which attributes them to one and the same master of studio.
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"The Dormition of the Virgin"
written by Ustinian Tilov
Catalog # 1.43
Medium: tempera on wood.
Hand-made according to the
Bulgarian Iconographic tradition and
techniques.
Possible heights:
A) 19 - 21 cm
B) 25 - 27 cm
C) 38 - 40 cm
As for the width, the proportions of the original icon will
be kept.