MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010

7 June 2010

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VOLOGDA REGION, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY

18. THE MIRACLE OF THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL WITH SAINTS FLORUS AND LAURUS

VOLOGDA REGION, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY

41 by 36.5 cm.
20,000-25,000 pounds


The icon is dedicated to a favourite subject of the Novgorod and Northern regions of Russia, where the twin brothers Florus and Laurus, who worked as masons and builders, were especially venerated as the “horsemen” saints. According to the Greek lif


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