Antique Quadripartite Russian icon with saints, mid-19th century
Antique Quadripartite Russian icon with saints, mid-19th century. Antique icon of the mid-19th century, from Moscow (Russia), painted on a wood and levkas board of 35x31 cm and diveded in four sections, dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Joy of All Who Sorrow, the Decollation of Saint John the Baptist and the Guardian Angel with chosen saints. On the sides, we find the patron saints of the costumer.
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker or Nicholas of Myre was an early Christian bishop o...
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Antique Quadripartite Russian icon with saints, mid-19th century. Antique icon of the mid-19th century, from Moscow (Russia), painted on a wood and levkas board of 35x31 cm and diveded in four sections, dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Joy of All Who Sorrow, the Decollation of Saint John the Baptist and the Guardian Angel with chosen saints. On the sides, we find the patron saints of the costumer.
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker or Nicholas of Myre was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent and one of the most venerated saints.
The Joy of All Who Sorrow is an icon of the Theotokos, depicted in a benevolant attitude, Joy of all afflicted as she intecedes for them with God, placed above. The afflicted are represented praying all around Her.
The Decollation of Saint John the Baptist is an episod of the Gospels representing the Saint's death, asked by Salome to Herod Antipas, her step-father.
Precious icon painted with egg tempera, delivered with export documents and expertise by the Russian Cultural Heritage.
