GROSSE IKONE MIT DEM APOSTEL JAKOBUS AUS EINER KIRCHENIKONOSTASE
A LARGE ICON SHOWING THE APOSTLE JACOB FROM AN ICONOSTASIS Russian, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The panel, originally part of an iconostasis, representing the Apostle bending forwards to the direction where Christ would appear, holding the Book of Gospels. His garments rendered with red and blue, the folds outlined in gold. Minimal losses, the border minimally worn. 62 x 31 cm.