LOT 245:
AN ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ICON, ST. PANTELEIMON, 19TH C
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AN ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ICON, ST. PANTELEIMON, 19TH C
A 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon depicting Saint Martyr Healer Panteleimon, the patron saint of physicians. Born in the Roman province of Bithynia, in what is modern Turkey, St Pantaleon (c275-303) was martyred during the persecution of Christians ordered by Emperor Diocletian. Wood, egg tempera on gesso.
Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.