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3757n:"Saint Zosima and Savati."
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"Saint Zosima and Savati"
High Resolution Images: fragments.
Around 1750. Russian North.
Size: 26,5 x 22,0 cm.
Technique & Material: Board, gesso, tempera, drying oil.
Description: From time immemorial, the bee was considered sacred, and its craft was a gift from heaven.
In Russia, the patrons of beekeeping are considered to be Zosima and Savati.
This icon was painted in the North, it is the so-called "folk icon" as evidenced by the unusual, fabulously narrative, detailed language of this icon. Folk peasants.
Several bee hives are scattered across the background, in a palette of sharply contrasting, bright colors. Stylistically, this painting corresponds to the popular idea of beauty.
The north was far away from the big centers, so it's sincere, slightly naive painting cannot be confused with any other.
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Price: 600 EUR.-
"Святые Зосима и Саватий"
Около 1750. Русский Север.
Размер: 26,5 x 22,0 cm.
Доска,левкас,темпера, олифа.
High Resolution Images: fragments.
Цена: 600 EUR.-