Lot number 705 - Auction 151
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DER TAUFE CHRISTI UND DER TAUFE DER VIELEN

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST AND ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER BAPTIZING THE PEOPLE Russian, Vyg, 19th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The haloes and background made of gold. Two selected saints on the borders, St. Irina among them. Minor vertical crack, evidence of woodworm to the reverse. 30.8 x 31.1 cm.