A MENOLOGICAL ICON FOR THE WHOLE YEAR
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800
The saints and festivals commemorated in each month depicted over three registers, starting at the upper left corner with January, the scene of Christ's Descent into the Underworld rendered on the top border, two family patrons at each side, the names of the months inscribed at the lower and bottom of the margin, the rest decorated with engraved stylized patterns emulating the metal oklads of contemporary icons; painted with deep colours on gold background
21 1/8 x 22¾ in. (53.75 x 57.75 cm)
A MENOLOGICAL ICON FOR THE WHOLE YEAR
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800
The saints and festivals commemorated in each month depicted over three registers, starting at the upper left corner with January, the scene of Christ's Descent into the Underworld rendered on the top border, two family patrons at each side, the names of the months inscribed at the lower and bottom of the margin, the rest decorated with engraved stylized patterns emulating the metal oklads of contemporary icons; painted with deep colours on gold background
21 1/8 x 22¾ in. (53.75 x 57.75 cm)
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