Lot number 1873 - Auction 156
KLEINE IKONE MIT DEM PROPHETEN ELIAS, SEINEM LEBEN IN DER WÜSTE UND SEINER FEURIGEN HIMMELFAHRT

A SMALL ICON OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH, HIS LIFE IN THE DESERT, AND HIS FIERY ASCENT TO HEAVEN Russian, late 18th century Tempera on a thin wood panel. Finely painted in bright colours on a gold ground. Two selected saints on the borders, St. Antipas among them. Areas of restoration to the edges, minor retouching. 21.4 x 18.3 cm.