MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010
7 June 2010
86. A LARGE VITA ICON OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH WITH TWELVE SCENES
NORTHERN RUSSIA, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
116 by 89.5 cm.
70,000-90,000 pounds
Content of the Scenes:
1. The birth of Elijah and the vision of angels swaddling
the infant with fire.
2. The Prophet Elijah prophesies to King Ahab, foretelling
a three-year drought.
3. Elijah asks the widow of Zarephath (Sarepta) in Sid
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