THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOLOVETSKY MONASTERY, ZOSIMA AND SAVATII, FLANKED BY A HOLY BISHOP AND ST. NIL OF SORA

MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009

8 June 2009

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194. THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOLOVETSKY MONASTERY, ZOSIMA AND SAVATII, FLANKED BY A HOLY BISHOP AND ST. NIL OF SORA

RUSSIAN, LATE XVIII CENTURY

15 by 12.2 cm.
1,000-1,500 pounds

Sts. Zosima and Savatii jointly hold a model of the Solovetsky monastery and display inscribed scrolls, the Bishop to the left is in full Episcopal attire, the other three saints wear monks’ robes and the Great Schema. The Mandylion is shown on the upper part of the icon.

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