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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1930.59
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Two Saints - Nikita and Elizabeth
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Icon with silver case
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
icon
Date
1770-1780
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Russia, Moscow
Culture
Russian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231564

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wood and silver colored metal
Dimensions
7.3 x 5.72 x 0.95 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip M. Lydig, Purchased in Russia, 1917, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1930.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Philip M. Lydig
Accession Year
1930
Object Number
1930.59
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Impressed and incised metal casing set with nails, with cutaway sections to show painted details on panel below. Incised with Russian text.

Verification Level

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