Tempera on board, gilding; 23 x 24 cm.
Russia, late 19th century.
Painting against a background of an eight-pointed gold star inscribed in a structure with four truncated corners. It is an image of St. Matthew with an open Book, which is supported by a winged figure that is a symbol of this Evangelist.
The icon is a fragment of the iconostasis: according to the canon, depictions of the holy Evangelists adorned the corners of the Tsar's Gate.
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