Description in Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, cat. no. 19:
The Mother of God “Hodegetria”
Late 18th century, Northern Greece
NMI 235

Wood: Pine (Pinus sp.), egg tempera
on canvas. Panel made of single board
without splines; carved frame with top
arch.

PROVENANCE: Olof Aschberg;
Gift of O.Aschberg 1933
CONSERVATION: Restored prior to entering
NM: old repair, using metal mounting on
the top border, to crack through the centre
of the icon. Heavy losses of paint layer and
ground over the entire surface; wood losses
along the borders; dark varnish
Traces of attachments on the outer
edges show that the icon formed the
central part of a triptych.
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