Lot number 2516 - Auction 151
FEINE IKONE MIT DEN HEILIGEN KLOSTERGRÜNDERN ZOSIMA UND SAWATIJ

A FINELY PAINTED ICON SHOWING STS. ZOSIMA AND SAVATIY, THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOLOVETSKII MONASTERY Russian, 1st half of the 17th century Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. The icon depicting the founders of monastic life on the Solovetsky Islands, Saints Zosima and Savatiy, flanking an image of the Solovki Monastery built on the shores of the White Sea. The border partially restored. 31 x 26.6 cm.