LOT 226
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Lot 226
A RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER IN THE WILDERNESS, 16TH CENTURY, MOSCOW. Here John is shown in the desert wearing a hair shirt (vlasyanitsa) and delivering a blessing with his right hand configured in the manner favored by the Old believers. In his left hand he holds a scroll upon which is inscribed the words from Matthew 3:2 - “Repent ye: for the Kingdom of God is at hand.” In the lower left corner is a salver containing his head and in the upper left corner the blessing hand of Christ is seen. 10.25 inches x 8 inches (26 cm x 20.5 cm).
Estimate:
$4,000 - 7,000
€ 3,000 - 5,200
For a very close comparison see the example in the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg (Cat 233) depicting the same subject and dated to the early 16th century.
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