LARGE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE NATIVITY OF MARY, 19TH CENTURY
centered with a scene of Anna and Joachim with the infant Mary, with God the Father above, flanked by the supplicant Joachim and Anna, with the Ablution of Mary below, all set within a tripartite church with pointed arches, egg tempera and gesso on wood panel; dimensions: 50 x 44 cm (19 3/4 x 17 3/8 in.)

CONDITION
The icon appears in fair overall age-appropriate condition. Some craquelure. Rubbing to the gilt. Minor paint loss along the perimeter. Some pinholes to the verso. Inspection under UV light shows a layer of varnish along with scattered retouching to the columns and overpainting to the figures on the floor left of the scene.
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