Lot number 2381 - Auction 142
MONUMENTALE IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN NIKOLAUS VON MOSCHAISK AUS EINER KIRCHEN-IKONOSTASE

A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING ST. NICHOLAS OF MOZHAISK FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS Russian, 17th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The haloes made of silver, covered by a golden lacquer. St. Nicholas represented full length and holding with his left hand the city model of Mozhaisk and a sword in his right hand. The border stripped to gesso, vertical cracks restored. 104.3 x 74.2 cm.