A Fine Russian School Oil & Tempera Gilt Eleusa Icon Panel of The Madonna & Child sub-Curios This door is most likely

This door is most likely from a large piece of furniture

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Examples are becoming increasingly hard to find

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With a certain seventeenth century feel

A Fine Russian School Oil & Tempera Gilt Eleusa Icon Panel of The Madonna & Child sub-Curios This door is most likelyOrigin: Russian Period: Early Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1810 Height: 12 inches Width: 8. 5 inches Depth: 1 inch Traditionally painted in sombre colours, this example of The Madonna & Child is based upon an icon in the classic pose known as the eleusa or "compassionate one" and emphasises the tender and trusting relationship between the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. There are symbols above the figures and a hole bored to the