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RUSSIAN, 18TH CENTURY
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ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST WITH A CARVED WOODEN FRAME
RUSSIAN, 18TH CENTURY
In a scriptorium, the saint seated on a backless bench with a cushion and a footstool, writing in a book placed on his lap, the ink on the writing table by his side, against a dense architectural background, the frame decorated with scroll and floral motifs, surmounted by three pinnacles in the form of onion domes
10 5/8 x 7¾ in. (27 x 19.7 cm)
RUSSIAN, 18TH CENTURY
In a scriptorium, the saint seated on a backless bench with a cushion and a footstool, writing in a book placed on his lap, the ink on the writing table by his side, against a dense architectural background, the frame decorated with scroll and floral motifs, surmounted by three pinnacles in the form of onion domes
10 5/8 x 7¾ in. (27 x 19.7 cm)
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from the sale of Sotheby, Parke-Bernet Russian Works of Art in New York on 23/24 March 1971, lot no. 483
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