MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009

8 June 2009

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RUSSIAN, XIX CENTURY

* 153. THE MOTHER OF GOD OF SMOLENSK

RUSSIAN, XIX CENTURY

42.7 by 37.9 cm.
15,000-20,000 pounds


Portrayed according to the traditional rules of icon painting, the flesh rendered with earth colours, the maphorion in maroon, its folds defined by black striations and its details, like Christ’s luminous garments, highlighted in gold.


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