The central figure of John the Baptist surrounded by scenes from his life. Egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood panel with a kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back (one missing). 30.7 x 27.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.)


PROVENANCE:
Purchased by the Mother of the current owner in Russia during the 1920s; thence by descent in Family Collection.
LOT NOTES:
During the late 1920s, shortly after the Russian Revolution, two young New York society women, sisters Adelaide and Helen Hooker secretly traveled to Russia