THE PROTECTING VEIL OF THE MOTHER OF GOD (POKROV) - KOSTROMA OR NIZHEGOROD REGION, <br>END OF THE 17TH TO BEGINNING OF THE 18TH CENTURY

MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010

7 June 2010

KOSTROMA OR NIZHEGOROD REGION, <br>END OF THE 17TH TO BEGINNING OF THE 18TH CENTURY

88. THE PROTECTING VEIL OF THE MOTHER OF GOD (POKROV)

KOSTROMA OR NIZHEGOROD REGION,
END OF THE 17TH TO BEGINNING OF THE 18TH CENTURY

95.5 by 73 cm.
60,000-80,000 pounds

The icon is a late interpretation of the scene of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God which was developed only in the late 16th century and was distinct from the old so- called Novgorod and Suzdal iconographic variations. A new element in the

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