Lot number 1510 - Auction 142
SEHR FEINE UND SELTENE IKONE MIT DER BEGEGNUNG VON ANNA UND JOACHIM VOR DEM GOLDENEN TOR DES HERODIANISCHEN TEMPELS IN JERUSALEM

A VERY FINE AND RARE ICON DEPICTING THE MEETING OF ANNE AND JOACHIM AT THE GOLDEN GATE OF THE HERODIAN TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM Russian, 17th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed in great detail with golden haloes. The Temple represented as an architectural structure, decorated with elaborate architectural elements. The border inscribed in the 19th century. 29.2 x 25.7 cm.