A SELECTION OF FAVOURITE SAINTS
RUSSIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Archangel Michael in a cuirass and red cape, standing on clouds and raising his sword, the Church hierarch St. Vasilii standing to the left, blessing and holding the Book of his Homilies, to the other side St. Nicholas dressed in equally sumptuous full Episcopal attire, blessing and displaying the open Gospel book, Christ emerging from the clouds above in blessing, six patron saints represented on the border, the figures rendered realistically with soft colours, on gold tooled background, the frame made of interlaced patterns, each corner showing a cross within a roundel
33 x 22 5/8 in. (83.8 x 56.4 cm)
A SELECTION OF FAVOURITE SAINTS
RUSSIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Archangel Michael in a cuirass and red cape, standing on clouds and raising his sword, the Church hierarch St. Vasilii standing to the left, blessing and holding the Book of his Homilies, to the other side St. Nicholas dressed in equally sumptuous full Episcopal attire, blessing and displaying the open Gospel book, Christ emerging from the clouds above in blessing, six patron saints represented on the border, the figures rendered realistically with soft colours, on gold tooled background, the frame made of interlaced patterns, each corner showing a cross within a roundel
33 x 22 5/8 in. (83.8 x 56.4 cm)
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