. English: Icon depicting The Cross of Kiy, a replica of the True Cross with holy relics commissioned by Nikon, Orthodox patriarch of Moscow, in 1656. On the left are the images of Saint Emperor Constantine the Great, Tsar Alexey Mikhaylovich and Patriarch Nikon. To the right: Saint Empress Helena and Tsarina Maria Ilyinichna. 1670s. Ivan (Bogdan) Saltanov / Иван (Богдан) Салтанов, court artist (? — 1703) 768 KiyskiyKrest

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Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: ., /., 1670s., ????????, ivan