Lot number 2414 - Auction 138
FEINE IKONE MIT DEN HEILIGEN HIERARCHEN DER OSTKIRCHE

A FINE ICON SHOWING THE THREE HIERARCHS OF ORTHODOXY Russian, 19th century Tempera on wood panel. The three Church Fathers, Gregory, Basil and John, standing full-length, each blessing and carrying a book. Their facial features rendered in great detail, wearing gold haloes and elaborately decorated vestments. Four selected saints on the borders. Gilding minimally worn. 35.6 x 30.7 cm.