GROSSE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER VON KASAN (KASANSKAJA)
A LARGE ICON SHOWING THE KAZANSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD Russian, circa 1900 Tempera on wood panel. The gold ground ornamentally engraved and punched. The borders ornately incised and painted in faux enameling. Four selected saints on the borders: St John the Forerunner, St Alexander Nevsky, the Prophet Elijah and St Xenia. Minor retouching. 35.4 x 30.4 cm.
A LARGE ICON SHOWING THE KAZANSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD Russian, circa 1900 Tempera on wood panel. The gold ground ornamentally engraved and punched. The borders ornately incised and painted in faux enameling. Four selected saints on the borders: St John the Forerunner, St Alexander Nevsky, the Prophet Elijah and St Xenia. Minor retouching. 35.4 x 30.4 cm.
