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RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1700
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ST. JOHN IN SILENCE
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1700
The saint represented seated, in three-quarter position, touching his mouth as an indication of his silence, holding the book of the Apocalypse, with an angel hovering on his shoulder (the angel being the personification of the Holy Spirit who cited the text to the saint), with two family saints on the borders, painted carefully using bright colours, the white edges of the folds and the bright haloes standing out against the ochre background
17½ x 14 7/8 in. (44.5 x 37.75 cm)
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1700
The saint represented seated, in three-quarter position, touching his mouth as an indication of his silence, holding the book of the Apocalypse, with an angel hovering on his shoulder (the angel being the personification of the Holy Spirit who cited the text to the saint), with two family saints on the borders, painted carefully using bright colours, the white edges of the folds and the bright haloes standing out against the ochre background
17½ x 14 7/8 in. (44.5 x 37.75 cm)
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