LOT 47 Russian icon, late 18th century, early 19th century."Sa...
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33,5 x 29 cm.
Russian icon, late 18th century, early 19th century."Saint Nicholas of Bari".Painting on wood. Sides and borders in silver.Needs cleaning and polychrome restoration. The silver side has some lack of soldering. Wear and tear due to use and the passage of time.Measurements: 33,5 x 29 cm.In Byzantine art, Saint Nicholas is represented with a wide forehead and white beard, and dressed like a Greek bishop, that is to say, with white felonion and omophorion. In his left hand he holds the book of the Gospels, while with his right hand he makes a gesture of blessing. Saint Nicholas of Bari is one of the best-known saints of Christianity. Although little is known about his life, it is said that in Asia Minor he was bishop of Myra and that he was persecuted and captured by the Romans in the 4th century, being later freed by Emperor Constantine I. In the 11th century his relics were taken to Bari (a place of pilgrimage), Italy. He has become the patron saint of Bulgaria, Greece and Russia,
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