Poland, tempera? painted on wooden panel. Oklad in gold painted bas relief wood. Popular work by an anonymous artist. Probably for the adoration in a small chapel or at home. Image of Our Lady of Smolensk. Our Lady of Smolensk is the name of an ancient miraculous icon and one of the most revered icons in Russia. According to tradition, after the fall of Constantinople, the original icon painted by Saint Luke appeared in Russia, where it was placed in the Smolensk Assumption Cathedral and therefore called Our Lady from Smolensk. It is currently believed that the original icon, dated by the art historians in the 11th century, it was destroyed by fire during the occupation German Smolensk in 1941, but throughout the century they made a large number of copies, some of them of considerable historical and artistic value. own. Measurements 25 cm x 15 cm Condition Traces of age, good condition but oxidation has make the image dark. Professionally packed and shipped with upmost care. This increases the shipping cost slightly but it reassures that it arrives without damages.