Lot number 2587 - Auction 151
SEHR FEINE, SELTENE UND GROSSE IKONE MIT DER SYNAXIS DER HEILIGEN VOM KIEWER HÖHLENKLOSTER UND 16 HOCHFESTEN

A VERY FINE, RARE AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE SYNAXIS OF THE SAINTS OF THE KIEV CAVES MONASTERY AND SIXTEEN GREAT FEASTS Russian, Palekh, late 18th century Tempera on wood panel, gold ground. Executed in very fine, detailed painting, the garments of the elegantly elongated figures enriched with chrysography and gold ornament. The faces delicately shaded in tones of brown. Borders and a vertical crack partly restored. 44.4 x 38.1 cm.