MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010
7 June 2010
4. THE GREAT MARTYR ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA
YAROSLAVL (?), 1730-1740s
108 by 53 cm.
40,000-45,000 pounds
This large, unique church icon is dedicated to the Byzantine image of the great martyr Catherine of Alexandria, especially beloved in Rus.
Icons and churches dedicated to St Catherine were widespread from the sixteenth century and in the seven
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