A RUSSIAN PROCESSIONAL ICON OF THE SMOLENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD, CENTRAL RUSSIA, 17TH CENTURY
The Virgin Mother depicted gently holding the Christ Child in an erect frontal pose holding a scroll in one hand and blessing the worshippers with his right hand, their robes with strongly delineated contours and folds. Egg tempera and gesso on wood panel with a kovcheg, the verso un-painted but with kovcheg. 46 x 39 cm (18 1/8 x 15 3/8 in.) exclusive of the base protrusion