Imperial Icons

[voyageroffreedom]

You're welcome blessOTMA =] .

Here's another icon for Nicholas:

[voyageroffreedom]

Imperial Family:

[voyageroffreedom]

Olga:

[blessOTMA]

WOW completely new to me and lovely...thank you!

[matushka]

It is actually not "our" Olga, but her ancestor and saint patron, saint Olga, mother of st Vladimir (she lived in the 10th century).

[voyageroffreedom]

Thanks matuska for correction . I feel embaressed for posting a wrong one

[Dru]

Thanks matuska for correction . I feel embaressed for posting a wrong one

Don't be embarrassed; it's happened to most of us at some point

[matushka]

I second you warmly, Dru!

[blessOTMA]

[Don't be embarrassed; it's happened to most of us at some point

oh my lord yes

[voyageroffreedom]

Thanks Dru, Matushka and Blessotma <3
This icon is already posted, but I have it in better quality


The members of the IF are beautifully portrayed in this icon, but the presence of Rasputin kinda ruin it for me :|

[Robert_Hall]

I agree. Rasputin does not belong on a religious icon. He is not even "blessed".

[Belochka]

I agree. Rasputin does not belong on a religious icon. He is not even "blessed".

I concur.

[blessOTMA]

His location is troubling as well. Like he's Alexi's  puppet master. By the location and facial expression, the artist has made Rasputin more important in the picture than the family. imo

[voyageroffreedom]

Nice observation Blessotma, Rasputin’s location is indeed troubling, he’s standing behind Alexei like he is the master and Alexei is his puppet and by controlling Alexei he’s also controlling the IF. What is also disturbing I have seen many icons portraying Rasputin as saint (whether alone, with the IF, or with Alexei). I don’t know why some painters insist on portraying Rasputin as a saint because simply he’s not one (and he will never be one)and also it give people wrong idea since many when looking to these icons will think Rasputin was canonized.

[voyageroffreedom]

IF: