Lot number 1646A - Auction 147
GROSSE IKONE MIT DEM EVANGELISTEN JOHANNES MIT SEINEM SCHÜLER PROCHOROS AUF DER INSEL PATMOS AUS EINER KÖNIGSTÜR

A LARGE ICON SHOWING ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST WITH HIS SCRIBE PROKHOR FROM A ROYAL DOOR Russian, circa 1600 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Taken from a Royal Door, with the traditional composition, the scribe Prokhor writing the first words of the Evangely of St. John whose inspiration comes from heaven, on the table an ink pot and quill, to the right scrolls to write on, Prokhor seated against the backdrop of a dark cave. The background and border stripped to gesso, partially restored. 48.6 x 37.5 cm.