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RUSSIAN, STYLE OF 1800
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RUSSIAN, STYLE OF 1800
The top register represents the Flight into Egypt, with Joseph leading the way, the Virgin and Child mounted on a white horse, followed by Joseph's son James. In the centre Herod, seated on his throne and attended by two guards in military attire, discusses with the elders the foretold coming of the Messiah and, at the bottom register is the Adoration of the Magi. The icon is finely painted with vivid colours and the rocks and buildings in the background are rendered with delicacy. - 11 x 9¼in. (28 x 23 cm)
RUSSIAN, STYLE OF 1800
The top register represents the Flight into Egypt, with Joseph leading the way, the Virgin and Child mounted on a white horse, followed by Joseph's son James. In the centre Herod, seated on his throne and attended by two guards in military attire, discusses with the elders the foretold coming of the Messiah and, at the bottom register is the Adoration of the Magi. The icon is finely painted with vivid colours and the rocks and buildings in the background are rendered with delicacy. - 11 x 9¼in. (28 x 23 cm)
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