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2600n: Mother of God of Akhtyrsk.
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Mother of God of Akhtyrsk.
1800-1850. Central Russia.
Size: 29.0 x21, 0x2, 5 cm
Technique & Material: Board, gesso, silver leaf, tempera, drying oil.
Description:
A rare icon painting school . Icon painting is made in warm ocher and earthy tones and is restrained in color, at the same time the Face of Mother of God is written very eloquently in the technique of ohreniya (multilayer melt), that's why the face is transparently and volume. Especially attracts exaggeratedly large and deep eyes of the Mother of God. Also pay attention on the ancient Russian "tubercles" on the icon
It is a special icon by it's plot(subject) and by it's as well as known Ethiopian manner of icon painting and craftsmanship. The perfect state of preservation. Collection rarity.
High Resolution Images: fragments.
Price: EUR 1700.-