19th century Russian icon. "God the Father and the twelve apostles". Paint and gold leaf on wood. Some lack of polychromy. Measurements: 35 x 31 x 3 cm. Twelve characters, who probably identify the twelve apostles, are distributed in perfect symmetry on each side of the image of God the Father surrounded by clouds. The figures, with slender canons, hold their hands to their chests and hold the Scriptures in the other hand. They wear sumpt
