Lot number 887 - Auction 161
FEINE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER VON WLADIMIR (WLADIMIRSKAJA) MIT VERMEIL-RIZA

A FINE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD OF VLADIMIR (VLADIMIRSKAYA) WITH A VERMEIL RIZA Russian, 17th/18th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, Alexei Ivanovich Ratkov, late 18th century (riza) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Gold ground, chrysography. The gilt-silver riza with engraved decoration, marked with the Cyrillic maker's mark 'AR'. Beneath the presently visible painting is an earlier depiction of the same iconographic composition, presumably dating from the 17th century. During a later restoration, this earlier paint layer was overpainted. The underlying earlier composition is clearly visible in the X-radiograph. Minor retouching. 25.7 x 21.5 cm.