RUSSIAN ICON, ST. SERAPHIM BARAKOV WORKSHOP, C. 1903
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A FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT SERAPHIM OF SAROV, CIRCA 1903. Here St. Seraphim is seen kneeling in prayer within a forest clearing upon a rock. He wears a cast bronze crucifix around his neck, holds a lestovka (prayer rope) and blesses himself before his beloved icon of the Mother of God (his joy of joys) which hangs in a tree. At his feet, a hat, bread sack, gloves and ax. The borders ornately incised and painted to simulate enamel. Verso with backstamp from the noted icon workshop of Mikhail Semenovich Barakov, Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg. 12.25 inches x 10.5 inches (31.2 x 26.8 cm).
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RUSSIAN ICON, ST. SERAPHIM BARAKOV WORKSHOP, C. 1903
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