A TRIPTYCH WITH ST NICOLAS AND SCENES FROM HIS LIFE, RUSSIAN, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY |

The central panel with a removable icon of the Saint. The background of the central panel and of the lower two of both the side panels has been stripped to the levkas; some minimal retouching throughout the painting. Overall if very good condition.
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