Lot number 806 - Auction 156
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DEM ENTSCHLAFEN DER GOTTESMUTTER (KOIMESIS)

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Russian, 17th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The haloes and background made of gold. The elongated figures depicted, full-length. The expressive faces rendered delicately, the vestments executed with great precision. Minor vertical cracks, minor losses, partially restored. 31 x 26.4 cm.