Lot number 806 - Auction 151
GESCHENK AN DEN BISCHOF VON CHOLM UND LUBLIN ANATHASIUS: GROSSFORMATIGE IKONE MIT DME MANDYLION

GIFT TO THE BISHOP OF CHELM AND LUBLIN, ANASTASIUS: A LARGE ICON OF THE MANDYLION Russian, dated 1914 Oil on wood panel with velvet backing. On the reverse a Cyrillic dedicatory inscription: 'Most Merciful Savior, save and protect [him]. To His Excellency, the Most Reverend Anastasius, Bishop of Chelm and Lublin, a gift from the sisters of the Wirovsky Convent of the Most Merciful Savior on the day of his first visit. 17 September 1914.'. Partially restored. 53.4 × 44.2 cm.