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| Keywords: Russian - Virgin of the Burning Bush - Walters 372478A.jpg This is a late example very conservative in painting style of a type of image that was first developed in Russia in the late 16th century It is primarily based on the Old Testament story in which God revealed himself to Moses in a bush that burned without being consumed by the fire The Burning Bush was used as a metaphor for the Virgin Mary who gave birth to a child while retaining her virginity The Virgin and Christ Child in the center of the panel are surrounded by the symbols of the four evangelists and by angels whom Mary as the Queen of Heaven commands These angels as the accompanying inscriptions explain hold sway over various natural elements wind fire ice darkness etc cf Hebrews 1 7 Four Old Testament scenes in the corners prophetically refer to the Incarnation Moses before the burning bush Exodus 3 2 Isaiah's vision of a cherub holding a coal with tongs Isaiah 6 6 Ezekiel's vision of a shut door through which the Lord alone can enter Ezekiel 44 2 and Jacob's dream of a ladder leading to heaven Genesis 28 12-13 In the frame below is the Virgin's ancestor Jesse father of King David century 19 Modern tempera gold wood cm 36 31 3 8 accession number 37 2478A 6972 Sara D Redmond Oyster Bay New York date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Mrs Sara D Redmond 1972 Translation 1 An Image of the Mother of God asthe Burning Bush 1a The Lord of Hosts 2 Isaiah saw a cherub holding a coal with tongs Is 6 6 3 The spirit of power the angel of dew and mist 4 The angel of the wind 5 The spirit of glory the angel who makes cold and ice and wisely brings salvation to all people 6 The spirit of the tempest 7 The spirit of piety the angel of vengeance upon the adversaries who offers the cup of sorrow 8 Jacob and saw a ladder set up on the earth to heaven Angels of the God were ascending and descending on it and the Lord stood above it Gen 28 12-13 9 Jacob wrestling with the Lord 10 The spirit of reason the angel who wakes up those asleep for ages 11 A rod out of the stem of Jesse and a branch out of it Is 11 1 is Christ 12 The angels of burning that is the ones who will be sent forth by the Righteous Judge to do His bidding 12a The angel of 13 Ezekiel saw a shut door and no one were to go through it but the Lord alone Ez 44 2 14 The spirit of the fear of God who by a clap of thunder announces the Fearsome Coming 15 The angel of the rainbow and clouds 16 The spirit of wisdom the angel who lights up the fire that is who reveals the future of the present age 17 The spirit of service the angel of snow and rime 18 Moses saw on the mountain a bush burning with fire and not consumed Exod 3 2 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 place of origin Palekh Russia Walters Art Museum license 2D Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Russian icons in the Walters Art Museum Neopalimaya Kupina | ||||
