Lot number 1701 - Auction 161
ZWEI MONUMENTALE IKONEN AUS EINER KIRCHEN-IKONOSTASE: EVANGELIST MATTHÄUS UND JOHANNES DER VORLÄUFER

TWO MONUMENTAL ICONS FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS: SAINT MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST AND SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER Russian, 18th century Tempera on wood panels. The silvered haloes covered by a golden lacquer. Minor paint blistering along the borders, minimal losses to the paint layer, the backgrounds stripped down to the levkas, restored. 92.5 x 36.3 cm.