AN ICON ‘THE FEODOROVSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD’ Central Russia, early 19th century

Lot 272
400500
tempera, levkas, gold leaf on wood panel 31 x 25 cm Condition: the icon was made in the early 19th century, the background and the fields are partially repainted later, toning on the face and on the clothes. The Feodorovskaya Mother of God, also known as Our Lady of Saint Theodore, is the patron icon of the Romanov family and one of the most venerated icons in the Upper Volga region.