RUSSIAN SCHOOL, PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY

Icon: Mary with Christ on the cross.Oil on panel.33.5 × 28.2 cm.Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland.

Condition:
Oil on panel, mounted on a newer wooden panel. Paint surface shows a slight degree of wear in places, with a network of craquelure. Slight colour abrasions along the edges.
Under UV: several retouchings on the figures and in the background visible. Varnish fluoresces greenish.
Dimensions with frame: 48 × 42.5 cm.