20th Century Lithuanian School
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, (Icon of Our Lady of Ostra Brama in Vilnius), 20th Century
hammered brass, oil on canvas, glass beads, silver, and glass beads embedded into the brass screen on top of a suede backing
76 x 50 x 3 inches
The legend tells that in 1702, when Vilnius was captured by the Swedish army during the Great Northern War, The Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn came to her people's rescue. At dawn, the heavy iron city gates of the Gate of Dawn's fell, crushed and killed four Swedish soldiers. After this, the Lithuanian Army successfully counter-attacked near the gate.
Provenance: The Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God, Pittsburgh Pa.
framed in gilded wood frame

in generally good condition with minor scratching to the silver horn