Russian, 18Th Century
Feodorovskaya Mother of God
Found at
Christies,
London
Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Selected Silver, and, Lot 499
29. NOV - 29. NOV 2005
Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Selected Silver, and, Lot 499
29. NOV - 29. NOV 2005
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.200 GBP
Description
FEODOROVSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD
RUSSIAN, 18TH CENTURY
The panel reproduces the image of the Virgin and Child originally found in the Monastery of St. Theodore Stratelates, which was considered to have been painted by St. Luke. The facial features are finely painted. The range of colours and the intense striations, especially on Christ's clothes, follow the Byzantine style. - 10¾ x 12½in. (27.25 x 31.75cm.)
RUSSIAN, 18TH CENTURY
The panel reproduces the image of the Virgin and Child originally found in the Monastery of St. Theodore Stratelates, which was considered to have been painted by St. Luke. The facial features are finely painted. The range of colours and the intense striations, especially on Christ's clothes, follow the Byzantine style. - 10¾ x 12½in. (27.25 x 31.75cm.)
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