Antique Greek Orthodox Gilded Hand-painted Egg Tempera Double Sided Icon, 1850 Decorative Arts 50" x Width 5

50" x Width 5

the Smith Anderson Gallery in Palo Alto

The identities of the couple are John & Sara Ogle (1798-1831) of Kirkley Hall Northumbria

This fine painting depicts a Virginian wooded landscape with a river running through it

The plaques are of a large size at almost two feet in height

Antique Greek Orthodox Gilded Hand-painted Egg Tempera Double Sided Icon, 1850 Decorative Arts 50" x Width 5sold Antique 19th Century Greek Gilded Hand painted Egg Tempera, Double Sided Icon, with Cyrillic Text, circa 1850. This extraordinary double sided icon honors four Saints of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Painted with traditional egg tempera with gilding on a wood panel, and encased in a wooden frame. The icon depicts a pair of saints to both sides, to the front is: Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki on the left and Saint Tryphon of Campsada to the