St. Sergius of Radonezh. Late 17th – early 18th century
St. Sergius of Radonezh. Late 17th – early 18th century
Moscow or St. Petersburg
Wood, gold, silver, diamonds, brilliants, rubies, emeralds,
pearls; painting, chasing, engraving, gilding, cutting, stringing,
painted enamel, relief enamel
52.0 x 48.0 cm
SPMZ
The icon was brought in 1734 from St. Petersburg
in the Trinity-Sergius monastery by his archimandrite
Varlaam (Vysotsky), the confessor of the Empress Anna Ioannovna.