ICON ‘THE CRUCIFIXION OF THE LORD WITH THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY, SAINT JOHN AND SAINTS’ Russia, mid-19th century

inscription in Cyrillic ‘Blagoslovila Anyutu monakhinya Mitrodora … nashego ot”yezda iz Penzy. 1855 goda 29 dekabrya. Chetverg (?)’ [‘The nun Mitrodora blessed Anyuta … our departure from Penza. 29 December 1855. Thursday (?)’] (on the reverse) wood, oil paint 32 × 42 cm Condition: without restoration, beneath a layer of darkened varnish