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Painting. Immaculate Conception (Catholic tradition), inv. no. НДФ-4029: photo 1 of 5
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Painting and graphics · Icons

Painting. Immaculate Conception (Catholic tradition)

Inv. no. НДФ-4029 · Painting and graphics

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

At the center of the painting, the Virgin Mary stands on a yellow crescent moon, shown in an ascending motion toward heaven. She wears a long white dress and is wrapped in a bright-blue cloak. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Canvas, wood
Technique
Oil painting
Dimensions
108 × 75 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Description

At the center of the painting, the Virgin Mary stands on a yellow crescent moon, shown in an ascending motion toward heaven. She wears a long white dress and is wrapped in a bright-blue cloak. Her hands are crossed in prayer on her chest, her head slightly raised, her gaze directed upward toward the divine light. The Mother of God is surrounded by a great number of angels and cherubim. Some support her at the base amid the clouds, while others hover at the sides and in the upper corners of the painting. The background of the painting is filled with a soft, golden-yellow light breaking through gentle heavenly clouds, symbolizing the divine presence.

Legend: the painting "Immaculate Conception" was copied from a work by the renowned Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618–1682).

Record

Inventory number
НДФ-4029
Title
Painting. Immaculate Conception (Catholic tradition)
Collection group
Painting and graphics · Icons
Date
20th century
Material
Canvas, wood
Technique
Oil painting
Dimensions
108 × 75 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Catholicism

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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