A VERY LARGE MENOLOGICAL ICON FOR THE WHOLE YEAR WITH 31 IM

A VERY LARGE MENOLOGICAL ICON FOR THE WHOLE YEAR WITH 31 IMAGES OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Russian, circa 1880 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Executed on a gold ground. The saints and festivals commemorated in each month depicted over four registers, starting at the upper left corner with January. The scene of Christ's Resurrection rendered on the top border. The rest decorated with engraved stylized patterns emulating the metal oklads of contemporary icons. The border stripped to gesso. 53 x 44.2 cm. GROSSFORMATIGE JAHRESIKONE MIT 31 GNADENBILDERN DER GOTTESMUTTER Russland, um 1880 Verbund zweier Laubholz-Bretter mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki. Kowtscheg, Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, Goldgrund. 53 x 44,2 cm. Farbe des Randes abgenommen.