Lot number 2152 - Auction 156
MONUMENTALE VITA-IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN NIKOLAUS VON MOSCHAISK

A MONUMENTAL VITA ICON OF ST. NICHOLAS OF MOZHAISK Russian, 17th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. A finely painted full-lenght image of the saint holding a sword in his outstreched right hand and a church in his left. His garments opulently decorated with foliate patterns and crosses. In the upper left corner the blessing Christ holding a Gospel, in the upper right corner the Mother of God holding the omophorion. 16 scenes of his life surrounding the center. Horizontal cut restored, background stripped to gesso, restored. 105.5 x 87 cm.