19th century Russian icon."Barbara of Nicomedia and Saint Nicholas of Bari".Painting on wood. Gilded silver oklad. Cloth on reverse.No contrasts visible.Needs general cleaning. Wear and tear due to use and the passage of time. Measurements: 31 x 27 cm.Russian icon, painted on wood, representing Barbara of Nicomedia and Saint Nicholas of Bari. With gilded silver oklad embossed and chiselled. Wood covered with cloth. Barbara of Nicomedia, known as Saint Barbara (3rd-4th century) was a Christian martyr, recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church. Saint Nicholas of Bari is one of the best-known saints of Christianity. Although little is known about his life, it is said that he was bishop of Myra in Asia Minor 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,