A RUSSIAN ICON OF FIVE SELECT SAINTS AND MARTYRS, 19TH CENTURY
featuring a congregation of three saints and two martyrs including Saint Daniel of Moscow, Saint Peter the Metropolitan of Moscow, Saint Philip the Metropolitan of Moscow, and the holy martyrs Boris and Gleb, the holies are surrounded by an image of Mother Mary and the Christ Child being held up by angels. Egg tempera, gold leaf and gesso on wood panel. Two insert splints on the back. 31.2 x 26.2 cm (12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)