. A Menalogical icon for the month of August. Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. Arranged over four registers. The patron saints of each day standing next to each other, wearing garments respective to their position in the celestial hierarchy and bearing their attributes. More prominent are the depictions of events, examples being the 'Seven Sleepers of Ephesus' and the Transfiguration on the top register, the Dormition of the Mother of God at the far right of the second register and Sts. Florus and Laurus on the third row. The miniature painting rendered finely and in great detail, th
. A Menalogical icon for the month of August. Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. Arranged over four registers. The patron saints of each day standing next to each other, wearing garments respective to their position in the celestial hierarchy and bearing their attributes. More prominent are the depictions of events, examples being the 'Seven Sleepers of Ephesus' and the Transfiguration on the top register, the Dormition of the Mother of God at the far right of the second register and Sts. Florus and Laurus on the third row. The miniature painting rendered finely and in great detail, the predominant greens, blues and reds standing out against the gold background. Minimally worn. Russian, circa 1800. 31 x cm. Russland, um 1800 . 19th century. Anonymous 411 Menalogical icon for August (c. 1800, Russia. Priv. coll.)
Size: 2062px × 2423px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /, /., 19th, anonymous., century.
