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A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE JOY OF ALL WHO SORROW, 18TH CENTURY

depicting Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in her hands, both in a blue mandorla, presiding over an assembly of angels, saints, and the afflicted, written pleas seen on the scrolls, with God the Father blessing the scene from the Heavens. Egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on a wood panel with a kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back. 31 x 26 cm. (12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)

Estimate: $1,500 – $2,000

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