19th C. Egg Tempera on Wood Panel Burning Bush Russian Icon with Mary, Jesus and Angels classical image painted and carved during and

painted and carved during and just after the Civil War

Scratches and dings to the surface

while the interior is glazed to make the planter watertight

I'm not sure if these puppies were once components of something else

and so can be positioned all sorts of ways

19th C. Egg Tempera on Wood Panel Burning Bush Russian Icon with Mary, Jesus and Angels classical image painted and carved during andNothing quite as beautiful as egg tempera on wood, I'd say, best of all in blues and reds, and all the better as applied to representing an eight point star flanked with eight angels adamantly gesturing (as if performing semaphore!) as they surround Mary and Baby Jesus in this 19th c. Russian icon. Stunning color, striking composition, marvelous details, just gorgeous. With a bit of quick research I've learned that the eight pointed star in this