Lot number 1465 - Auction 142
SEHR FEINE PROZESSIONSIKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER POKROW UND DER HIMMELFAHRT CHRISTI

A VERY FINE PROCESSIONAL ICON SHOWING THE PROTECTING VEIL OF THE MOTHER OF GOD AND THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST Russian, Mstera, Ivan Vasileyevitch Bryagin, circa 1900 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed against a golden background. The expressive faces delicately executed with soft earthly tones, their garments rendered in bright colours, highlighted with dense chrysography. Minor areas of retouching. 45.6 x 30.8 cm.