Russian school, end of the 18th century Menological... Lot n° 10

Russian school, end of the 18th century Menological icon egg tempera on wood 35.5x31 cm The menological icons are illustrations of the Meneo or Menologium, a collection of lives of the Saints and Martyrs divided according to the order of the liturgical calendar. They were made separately, one icon for each month, on wood or canvas, and placed in the atrium of the churches, giving the faithful immediate information on the saints and holidays of the moment