Purpose of the article: to analyze and investigate the iconography of the ceramic icon of the Virgin Mary of the early XVIII c. From the Uspensky Cathedral of the Yelets Monastery of Chernihiv, its connection with the famous miraculous icon «Yelets Virgin» and the frescoes of ancient paintings of the Uspensky Cathedral. The scientific novelty lies in the established origins on only the iconography of the ceramic icon of the Virgin from the Uspensky Cathedral, but also other similar three icons that decorated the house of the Chernihiv College and the Central Gate of the Novgorod-Siversky Transfiguration Monastery. This made it possible to clarify and find out the iconography of the miraculous icon «Yelets Virgin», which appeared in 1676 in the Yelets Monastery. Research methods are the use of the system-historical method in the history of art, iconography and iconology in combination with analytical, comparative and generalized approaches, through which the interpretation of works of art and terms occurred in view of the studied era. Conclusions: it is proved that the formation of the iconography of the icon «Yelets Virgin» was largely influenced by the program of ancient paintings of the Uspensky Cathedral, in particular, the sacredness of the images of the Virgin Mary. The ceramic icon from the Uspensky Cathedral of the Yelets Monastery gives an idea how the miraculous icon «Yelets Virgin» could look like.

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