Russian Menological Icon for February - Tempera and Gold - 19th Century
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Russian menological icon for the month of February, tempera on panel with a gold ground. In four registers follow the saints and feasts commemorated through the month, with the inscription in Church Slavonic at the head and the names lettered above each group of figures.
Russian menological icon for the month of February, tempera on panel with a gold ground. In four registers follow the saints and feasts commemorated through the month, with the inscription in Church Slavonic at the head and the names lettered above each group of figures.
Menological icons, one for each month, formed sets of twelve panels for the Orthodox liturgical calendar. The palette of deep reds and purples over gold and the minuteness of the figures, each only a few centimeters high, are proper to the work of the Russian workshops of the 19th century.
Medium: Tempera on panel, gold ground.
Date: 19th century.
Source: Russia.
Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.6 in (31 x 24.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition; polychromy and gilding well preserved, with the craquelure and occasional wear proper to its age. Framed in a blackened wooden moulding with a gilt edge.
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Russian menological icon for the month of February, tempera on panel with a gold ground. In four registers follow the saints and feasts commemorated through the month, with the inscription in Church Slavonic at the head and the names lettered above each group of figures.