A VERY FINE ICON NARRATING THE LIFE OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER - photo 1
A VERY FINE ICON NARRATING THE LIFE OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER - photo 1

A VERY FINE ICON NARRATING THE LIFE OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER

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€ 6 000
Auction dateClassic
10.11.2017 11:00UTC +02:00
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Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Germany, Düsseldorf
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ID 10556
Lot 867 | A VERY FINE ICON NARRATING THE LIFE OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER
Russian, Palekh, late 18th century
Tempera on wood panel. A finely painted icon of the life and decollation of St. John the Baptist. Depicted against a rocky landscape and an architectural view. God Father and Christ appearing amidst clouds above and blessing the event. The individual faces rendered with fine brushstrokes, the drapery of the garments formed with gradations of the same colour, the garments with delicate gold ornamentation. Dazzling chrysography on the raiment of skins of the Baptist. The entire composition rendered in great detail on ochre ground. Minimally restored. 31.9 x 27.4 cm.

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