Description in Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, cat. no. 110:
Saint John the Baptist in Intercession
Part of Deesis tier, cat. nos 109-110
Second half of 17th century, Moscow
NMI 54

Wood: Linden (Tilia sp.). Both splines
lost.

Inscriptions: A) a t. Hand-written text
in black ink in Cyrillic letters: IOANN
PREDTECHA (John the Baptist);
B) On left and right edge two laquer
seals: 1. Monastery mark in Cyrillic
letters: PECHA[T] / KAZENNA[YA] /
IVANSKOGO / [DEVI]CHA
MONAS[T] / RJA CHTO NA K[U] /
[LI]ZHKA (seal indicating property of
Saint John the Baptist Maiden Monastery
‘by the glades’); 2. Armour with
monogram IC ? in Cyrillic letters
surmounted by a crown

CONSERVATION: Restored prior to entering
NM; face, hands and feet repainted; re -
main ing parts repeatedly overpainted, following
original outline (see test cleaning on
central part of garment); darkened inpaint -
ings on hands; NM 1963: crack in joint
mended, silver gilt cleaned. Parts of silver
cover lost on boders.
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