Lot number 1343 - Auction 161
SEHR FEINE UND GROSSFORMATIGE IKONE MIT DER DARBRINGUNG CHRISTI IM TEMPEL AUS EINER KIRCHEN-IKONOSTASE

A VERY FINE AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS Russian, mid-19th century Tempera on wood panel. The haloes gilded. The flesh tones very finely modelled. Vertical cracks along the joins of the panels, losses, minor retouching. 61.7 x 69 cm.