Lot number 1802 - Auction 161
IKONE MIT DEN HEILIGEN MODESTUS UND BLASIUS

AN ICON SHOWING SAINTS MODESTUS AND BLAISE Russian, 18th century Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. The saints are depicted full-length, facing one another and wearing episcopal vestments with pearl-ornamented borders. Between them, animals drink from a river, while above, the blessing Christ appears on a band of clouds. Painted in a predominantly green and red palette. The background has been stripped down to the levkas. Restored. 31 x 25.6 cm.