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the gathering - mandylion (1995)

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Here's The Gathering performing "Eléanor" from their 1995 release Mandylion, live at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in 1996.

The given 17th-century religious masterwork was painted by an anonymous icon painter from the Kremlin Armory Workshops. But what does an armory have to do with holy relics? According to Leonid Turassuk, the earliest direct reference to the workshop dates back to 1547, when it was mentioned in Russian chronicles. In the beginning, it was responsible for producing and storing military weapons and armor. With time, however, its masters started creating ceremonial items, including different pieces of parade uniform, portraits of nobility, and icons, which were some of the cornerstones of Orthodox Christianity.

The quicksand of life drags us Down into the circle One day. we might not catch you

Utoljára egy leharcolt másolt kazettán hallottam vagy húsz évvel ezelőtt, most teljesen váratlanul feldobta a spotify, nem mondom, hogy nincs gombóc a torkomban.