A VERY BEAUTIFUL 16TH CENTURY DOUBLED ICON OF OUR LADY OF GOD, ST. PETER, ARCH ANGEL MIKEL AND ST. PAUL. Hellenistic Oil Lamps

A VERY BEAUTIFUL 16TH CENTURY DOUBLED ICON OF OUR LADY OF GOD, ST. PETER, ARCH ANGEL MIKEL AND ST. PAUL. Hellenistic Oil LampsA special doubled icon displays our Lady of God at the right top of the icon, St. Peter at the bottom holding the keys of Kingdom of Heaven, Archangel Michael at the left top of the second icon stepping on Satan and at the bottom St. Paul holding the sword with his left hand and the book in the other one. Handmade Russian icon, Moscow. Late 16th C. (1570 1590) The icons are in excellent condition, have never been touched or restored. Size: 28x99 First

Very finely done

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the Ark was created according to the pattern given to Moses by God when the Israelites were encamped at the foot of biblical Mount Sinai

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for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness

The Holy Baptist stands at the very end of the Old Testament

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But they are shown in the distance

They carried inscriptions asserting their readiness to answer the gods' summons to work

Icon of Mother of God