Fine 19th C. Pecherskaya/Mother of God Icon, Ukraine. Egg tempera and gold leaf depiction of the Virgin enthroned with Christ Emmanuel on her lap, with upraised arms in an orans gesture. At their sides are two archangels dressed in soft pastel colored robes. The Virgin Mary places her hands on the shoulders of Anthony and Theodosius, who kneel before her. The composition is framed by a fine enamel and gold leaf border. Exhibited in "Windows Into Heaven: Russian Icons from the Lilly and Francis Robicsek Collection of Religious Art" at the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC (December 20, 2003 through February 22, 2004). Provenance: Artemis Gallery, Louisville, CO, March 23, 2017, Lot 22; ex Francis & Lilly Robicsek Collection, Charlotte, NC. Size: 21'' x 17.5'' x 1'' (53 x 44 x 3 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.

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