102. Imperial icon on wood, "Saint Hierarch Nicholas enthroned", post-Brancovan school (probably painter Ioan from Turcheș known as Ioan of Brașov), last decades of the 18th century, collectible piece

Saint Nicholas, seated on an imposing throne of Byzantine inspiration, dressed in a blue tunic, red felon, and grey omofor with black crosses, blesses with his right hand, and with his left supports the open Gospel. Around his head, he has a golden nimbus, without wearing an Episcopal mitre. Above, in the corners, appear Jesus with the Gospel and the Mother of God with the omofor. At the bottom, a fragmentary inscription is preserved.

Dimensions

width 58 cm, height 78 cm

Description

tempera and gold leaf on wood

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