19th C. Egg Tempera on Wood Panel Burning Bush Russian Icon with Mary, Jesus and Angels classical image I really love the range

I really love the range of colors represented with light and dark shades that add some complexity to the mixing

with the arch of it also providing an excellent means for hanging from the wall

This box is just about the ultimate embodiment of the phrase 'patina of use' and is packed with enough information to write a novel about it

which would have been drawn on its surface in masticated charcoal pigment

19th C. Egg Tempera on Wood Panel Burning Bush Russian Icon with Mary, Jesus and Angels classical image I really love the rangeNothing quite as beautiful as egg tempera on wood, I'd say, best of all in blues and reds, and all the better as applied to representing an eight point star flanked with eight angels adamantly gesturing (as if performing semaphore!) as they surround Mary and Baby Jesus in this 19th c. Russian icon. Stunning color, striking composition, marvelous details, just gorgeous. With a bit of quick research I've learned that the eight pointed star in this