Antica Icona Russa SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA L' Angelo del deserto" DEL 700. Condizioni come da foto originali del prodotto offerto molto bello Retro tavola con fori da tarli eliminati definitivamente Rara Iconografia su tavola con la raffinata tecnica di un maestro della scuola di Palekh Misure 31 x 26 x 2 cm The painting on a panel represents the icon of Saint John the Baptist, the Angel of the desert. The saint indicates with his right hand the Lamb of God, that is, Christ in the guise of a newborn baby. In this example, various moments of the his life, from birth to beheading, created with the refined technique of a master of the Palekh school of the time Painting on a gold background represents a continuation of the miniaturist painting of the end of the 1600s. The particular lightness of the complementary color tones instead marks the taste of his era, as can be seen from the detail of the cold blues of the mantle and the landscape, as well as from the purple tones that appear in almost all the scenes