Lot number 1660 - Auction 161
FEINE MONATSIKONE: JUNI

A MENOLOGICAL ICON FOR JUNE Russian, 17th century Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. On four registers, starting from the upper left corner, displayed are the saints and events commemorated in the Orthodox calendar during June including Sts. eremits Peter of Athos and Onuphrius the Great. The Nativity of St. John the Baptist depicted in front of an architectural setting. The vestments decorated with various geometric patterns. The background and border stripped to gesso. Minimally restored. 30.8 x 26 cm.