ICON REPRESENTING "SAINT CHRISTOPHE OF LYCIA WITH THE HEAD OF A DOG, ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF IVERSK AND THREE SAINTS"
Russia, 18th century
Tempera on wood
27.5 х 24 cm.
Icons representing Saint Christopher of Lycia with a dog's head are very rare on the market. The iconography of this dubious subject was banned by the Holy Synod in 1727 and very badly seen during the 18th century.
Икона "Святой Христофор Псеглавец, Иверская икона Пресвятой Богородицы и трое святых"
Россия XVIIIй век
Темпера, дерево
27.5 х 24 см.
Иконы с изображение святого Христофора с песьей головой чрезвычайно на рынке. Иконографические изображения столь "спорного" сюжета были официально запрещены Святейшим Синодом в 1727 году и всячески в XVIIIм веке.
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