Lot number 2731 - Auction 151
GROSSE DATIERTE IKONE MIT SOPHIA, DER GÖTTLICHEN WEISHEIT UND 15 AUSGEWÄHLTEN HEILIGEN

A LARGE DATED ICON SHOWING SOPHIA, THE WISDOM OF GOD AND 15 SELECTED PATRON SAINTS Russian, dated 1872 Tempera on wood panel. Finely executed in great detail against a golden background. Six selected saints on the borders, Sts. Florus and Laurus among them. Inscribed in Cyrillic and dated '7380' on the lower border. Minor areas of retouching. 44.2 x 37.5 cm.