1701 - TWO MONUMENTAL ICONS FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS: SAINT MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST AND SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER. Russian, 18th century. Tempera on wood panels. The silvered halos are covered with a golden lacquer. Minor paint blistering along the edges, minimal losses to the paint layer; the backgrounds have been stripped down to the levkas and restored. 92.5 x 36.3 cm.

TWO MONUMENTAL ICONS FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS: SAINT MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST AND SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER. Russian, 18th century. Tempera on wood panels. The silvered halos are covered with a golden lacquer. Minor paint blistering along the edges, minimal losses to the paint layer; the backgrounds have been stripped down to the levkas and restored. 92.5 x 36.3 cm. TWO MONUMENTAL ICONS FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS: SAINT MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST AND SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER Russia, 18th century. Individual panels with two sponki on the reverse. Egg tempera on a chalk ground, silver-plated halos glazed in gold. 92.5 x 36.3 cm. Minor paint blistering along the edges, minimal paint loss, background paint removed, restored.