FEINE DATIERTE IKONE MIT DER GEBURT CHRISTI UND DER ANBETUNG DER MAGIER
A FINE DATED ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST AND THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI Russian, Palekh, dated 1855 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The haloes gilded. The reverse inscribed in Cyrillic and dated '1855'. Finely painted, with sculptural modelling of the flesh tones. Two selected saints on the borders: Saints Philaret and Aquilina. The edges partially chipped, a vertical crack partially restored. 30.8 x 26.2 cm.
A FINE DATED ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST AND THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI Russian, Palekh, dated 1855 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The haloes gilded. The reverse inscribed in Cyrillic and dated '1855'. Finely painted, with sculptural modelling of the flesh tones. Two selected saints on the borders: Saints Philaret and Aquilina. The edges partially chipped, a vertical crack partially restored. 30.8 x 26.2 cm.
