Lot number 1241 - Auction
AN ICON OF THE SHUI-SMOLENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD

AN ICON OF THE SHUI-SMOLENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD Russian, 19th century Tempera on wood panel. The haloes made of silver, covered by a golden lacquer. The prototype of this icon was ordered painted during the 1654-55 plague epidemic, and is said to have delivered the inhabitants of Shui from the plague. Minimally restored. 31.3 x 26.2 cm.