St. John The Baptist, handmade Russian icon, Moscow. Late 18th and early 19th Century. A LIMOGES ENAMEL

St. John The Baptist, handmade Russian icon, Moscow. Late 18th and early 19th Century. A LIMOGES ENAMELIcon of St. John The Baptist. Handmade Russian icon, Moscow. Late 18th and early 19th C. (1780 1800) The icon is in very good condition. It is made in four different levels, First wood, second canvas, third gold leaf and fourth the painting level. Size: 32. 5x28 cm, 12. 7x11 inch. John the Baptist is mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus and revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Bah' Faith, and Mandaeism. He is called a

The icon is in excellent condition

CAME WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

is shown mid left reclining on a bed after having given birth

The large and substantial double arched wood panel painted with full-length images of two female saints in the Abramstevo taste

the Pokrov (Feast of the Protective veil of the Mother of God)

possessing the Grace of God

saving three innocent soldiers from wrongful execution

) and dated 1905

There is significant diversity in the Marian beliefs and devotional practices of major Christian traditions

Size: virgin Heights 30

"The blessing of the parent Kirill Bezrodnuiy

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