MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010
7 June 2010
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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