Presented In Mass And Carved With Baroque Ornaments Very Rare Greek Orthodox Icon From The 16th Century.

A rare piece from the 16th century that this Greek Orthodox icon in a solid panel carved in the mass of an openwork barrack surround of interlacing undulating and remarkably executed flowering leaves and branches, of an absolute baroque, surmounted by two "grottesque" characters unrolling a parchment ending at its two ends in beautiful volutes, they are of a remarkable expressiveness, this border in the manner of a frame highlights the rich painting of the two biblical characters in front of an altar in an architectural decor. The intense red, the patinated gold leaf, the characters with expressive eyes, the clothes like the decor give to this antique piece and very well preserved despite the small natural defects due to the accumulated centuries, a deep meditation, a recollection a mystery of the Greek Orthodox faith of the middle of the 16th century period of the French Renaissance. Rare piece for a studied price, that of rarity ....