Lot 227
  • 227

A Russian Icon of the Miracle-Working Saints of Rostov and Others, Second Half of the 17th Century

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • 12 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.
  • 31.1 x 22.2 cm
The eight miracle-working saints, all dressed in richly decorated vestments, stand in the foreground, looking upward in adoration toward an image of the Dormition of the Mother of God; a gilt inscription identifies the four on the right as the Miracle-Workers of Rostov; the identifying inscription of those on the left has been rubbed; a stylized, wooded landscape is visible in the background

Condition

Some losses and restoration
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