MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009
8 June 2009
13. A PRIVATE ICON SHOWING THE GUARDIAN ANGEL FLANKED BY SAINTS JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, WITH THE FAMILY PATRONS
RUSSIAN (MOSCOW), SECOND HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY
30.5 by 26.8 cm.
6,000-8,000 pounds
The Guardian Angel with large wings, raises a Patriarchal cross and holds a sword. He is flanked by Sts. John the Baptist and John Chrysostom, the first clasping a scroll and gesturing in benediction, the second bearing the Gospels. The Mandylion is represented on the upper border, the family patrons, Sts. Olga and Katerina turn towards the main image in supplication.
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