Lot number 2016 - Auction 151
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT AUSGEWÄHLTEN FAMILIEN-HEILIGEN, DER VERKÜNDIGUNG UND DER ENTHAUPTUNG JOHANNES DES VORLÄUFERS

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING A SELECTION OF FAVOURITE SAINTS, THE ANNUNCIATION AND THE BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER Russian, 16th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg, laid down on a wood panel. The elegant features more clearly defined with fine white brushstrokes, the garments' folds highlighted in white. Minimally restored. 30.8 x 26.6 cm.