231
Icon depicting Peter of Kiev, 20th century
Height x width: 26.5 x 22 cm.
Peter of Kiev is a venerated saint in the Russian Orthodox Church, whose patron saint he is. He was a monk and iconographer and founder of a monastery. He is often depicted wearing episcopal robes, the archiepiscopal stole (homophorion), while with his right hand he makes the sign of blessing and in his left hand holds a book symbolising his doctrinal authority.
Live auction 342
CURIOSITIES FROM EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL ART SILVERS, IVORIES, CORALS, ICONS AND WUNDERKAMMER
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, wed 11 June 2025
SINGLE SESSION 11/06/2025 Hours 15:00