Antique 19thC Russian Orthodox Egg Tempera Painted Icon St Nicholas of Myra 1820 Sculpture A very rare twin section

A very rare twin section walnut brass & leather cabinet designed by Paul McCobb

a theme which became particularly pronounced in an abstract expressionist style after the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of the Second World War

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All of Nolde's innovations in printmaking were carefully documented by the artist in an archive that was

Antique 19thC Russian Orthodox Egg Tempera Painted Icon St Nicholas of Myra 1820 Sculpture A very rare twin sectionA finely painted early 19th century Russian Orthodox icon, Saint Nicholas of Myra, circa 1820. This traditional Russian icon is finely painted with egg tempera paint and gesso on a limewood panel, it depicts St, Nicholas of Myra wearing bishop's vestments, also known as St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. A highly important saint in the Orthodox church, the reputation of St. Nicholas's secret gift giving gave rise to the folklore of Santa Claus. The saint