Lot number 1104 - Auction 151
MONUMENTALE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER SMOLENSKAJA-SCHUISKAJA AUS EINER KIRCHEN-IKONOSTASE

A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING THE SHUI-SMOLENSKAYA MOTHER FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS Russian, circa 1700 Tempera on gessoed wood panel with kovcheg. The haloes made of gold, the garments of the Mother of God opulently rendered with bejewelled hems and golden folds, finely executed with deep colours. Vertical crack restored, areas of retouching. 106.8 x 75 cm.