Illustration for #1 2015 (46), paper 2

Vasily Vereshchagin. The Icon of St. Nikolas from THE Headwaters of the Pinega River. 1894

Oil on canvas. 27.9 × 21.1 cm. Carved frame. Frame-maker Mikhail Levozorov (?), Rostov. 1890s. Base – pine needles, carving – basswood, levkas, combined gilding. 50.2 × 43.9 × 9 cm, 26.6 × 20 cm