11. Religious icon on glass, "Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker", attributed to painter Ioan Pop, Făgăraş, the first half of the 19th century, rare piece, collector’s item

Starting price

EUR 350

Sold

EUR 350

Session

Tue, 11 April 2023 19:00

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Represented at bust-level, in high priest attire, with the closed Gospel on the left and hand gesturing a blessing with the right, the Saint has beside him the three officers saved from death.

Dimensions

width 39.5 cm, height 45 cm

Description

tempera and silver foil on glass, painted frame

Research information

So far there are 3 known similar icons, one in the Museum Collection of the Orthodox Archdiocese - Alba Iulia and two included in private collections. Two similar icons are published in "... Prin mine, Ioan Pop Zugravul” ("...Through me, Ioan Pop the Painter"), by Ioana Rusoiu, Elena Băjenaru, Ana Dumitran and Szőcs Fülöp Károly, Alba Iulia, 2008, p. 155, pos. 178 and 179. A similar icon is published in "Colecția Mușat: O geografie spirituală a icoanei pe sticlă transilvănene” ("The Mușat Collection: A spiritual geography of Transylvanian Icon on glass”), by Ana Dumitran, Bucharest 2018, p. 200.

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