AN EXTENDED DEISIS INCLUDING THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOLOVETSKII MONASTERY, ZOSIMA AND SAVATII, AND OTHER SELECTED SAINTS
19TH CENTURY
At the centre Christ seated upon a throne, blessing and holding an open Gospel, standing to the left the Mother of God, Archangel Michael, the Apostle Peter and St. John the Divine; to the right Archangel Gabriel, St. John the Baptist, Apostle Paul and St. Nicholas, kneeling to either side St. Paraskeva and Mary Magdalene, in the foreground the monastic Sts. Zosima and Savatii bowing in supplication; rendered in fine detail with rich colours, gilt highlights added throughout, on a brilliant gold background
12¼ x 10¼ in. (31.2 x 26 cm.)
AN EXTENDED DEISIS INCLUDING THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOLOVETSKII MONASTERY, ZOSIMA AND SAVATII, AND OTHER SELECTED SAINTS
19TH CENTURY
At the centre Christ seated upon a throne, blessing and holding an open Gospel, standing to the left the Mother of God, Archangel Michael, the Apostle Peter and St. John the Divine; to the right Archangel Gabriel, St. John the Baptist, Apostle Paul and St. Nicholas, kneeling to either side St. Paraskeva and Mary Magdalene, in the foreground the monastic Sts. Zosima and Savatii bowing in supplication; rendered in fine detail with rich colours, gilt highlights added throughout, on a brilliant gold background
12¼ x 10¼ in. (31.2 x 26 cm.)
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