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ATTRIBUTED TO RUSSIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
The Solovetsky Monastery
?c.1600-1650RCIN 403387
The Monastery of Solovetsk in the far north of Russia was a site of pilgrimage. It is likely that this icon was produced for personal devotion by pilgrims. The icon painter captures the richness of the surrounding sea, and the bustle and sounds of the island community.
Purchased by Prince Albert as part of the Oettingen-Wallerstein collection, 1848
Purchased by Prince Albert as part of the Oettingen-Wallerstein collection, 1848
