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RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800
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SMOLENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800
Executed under strong Byzantine influence, painted in sombre colours, with attention to the details of the garments, for example the chrysography on Christ's himation and the opulent decoration on the Virgin's maniples and hem of her maphorion, with cut-out brass haloes, against a gold background
11¾ x 14½ in. (29.75 x 36.75 cm)
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800
Executed under strong Byzantine influence, painted in sombre colours, with attention to the details of the garments, for example the chrysography on Christ's himation and the opulent decoration on the Virgin's maniples and hem of her maphorion, with cut-out brass haloes, against a gold background
11¾ x 14½ in. (29.75 x 36.75 cm)
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