Exhibited 19th C. "Presentation of the True Cross" Russian Icon. Oil on wood. This icon is based on a ceremony that is believed to have originated in Jerusalem after the dedication of the Basilica of the Resurrection. The Basilica had been built by Emperor Constantine, whose Edict of Milan legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire. The cross is shown being raised up before the people. Tradition relates that Constantine's mother Helena discovered the true cross of Christ. Bishop Makarius had pointed out to her the site where the Holy Sepulchre was said to be. She found three crosses there, one of which was recognized as the cross of Christ after a dying man was healed by it. Size: 17 x 14 in. Previous Exhibitions: Brevard Museum of Art (Foosaner Art Museum), Melbourne, FL Sept - Nov 1994 Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL Nov 1995 - Jan 1996 Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA Dec 1996 - Jan 1997 Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE March - May 1998 Biblical Arts Center, Dallas, TX Dec 1998 Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL Dec 1998 - Jan 1999 Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York, NY June - Oct 1999 Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL Aug 2000 - Jan 2001 Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA Feb - May 2001 Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO Jan - March 2002 Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York, NY April - June 2002 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS Oct - Nov 2002 Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL April - June 2004 Hearst Art Gallery as St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA Nov - Dec 2004 Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL Oct 2013 - April 2014