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887 - A FINE ICON DEPICTING THE MOTHER OF GOD OF VLADIMIR (VLADIMIRSKAYA) WITH A VERMEIL RIZA Russian, 17th/18th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, Alexei Ivanovich Ratkov, late 18th century (riza) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Gold ground, chrysography. The gilt-silver riza features engraved decoration and is marked with the Cyrillic maker’s mark “AR.” Beneath the currently visible painting lies an earlier depiction of the same iconographic composition, presumably dating from the 17th century. During a later restoration, this earlier layer of paint was overpainted. The underlying earlier composition is clearly visible in the X-ray. Minor retouching. 25.7 x 21.5 cm.
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A FINE ICON DEPICTING THE MOTHER OF GOD OF VLADIMIR (VLADIMIRSKAYA) WITH A VERMEIL RIZA Russian, 17th/18th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, Alexei Ivanovich Ratkov, late 18th century (riza) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Gold ground, chrysography. The gilt-silver riza features engraved decoration and is marked with the Cyrillic maker’s mark “AR.” Beneath the currently visible painting lies an earlier depiction of the same iconographic composition, presumably dating from the 17th century. During a later restoration, this earlier layer of paint was overpainted. The underlying earlier composition is clearly visible in the X-ray. Minor retouching. 25.7 x 21.5 cm. FINE ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF VLADIMIR (VLADIMIRSKAYA) WITH A VERMEIL RIZA Russia, 17th/18th century (icon), Russia, Moscow, Alexei Ivanovich Ratkow, late 18th century (riza). Wood panel with a crossbar on the back. Kovcheg, egg tempera on a chalk ground, gold ground, chrysography. Silver, gilded, engraved decoration. 25.7 x 21.5 cm. Riza hallmarked with the master’s mark “AR” in Cyrillic. Beneath the painting visible today lies an older depiction of the same iconographic composition, which presumably dates from the 17th century. During a later restoration, this older layer of paint was reworked. The underlying earlier composition is clearly visible on the X-ray. Minimal retouching.
Auction details
161-II: Art & Icons from the Orthodox World. Part 2Auction house
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