An antique Russian Orthodox hand-painted icon of Saint Boniface of Tarsus. A mixed media painting: egg tempera, gesso, and levkas on wood panel. Inscribed upper right and left. The Martyr Boniface of Rome (Boniface of Tarsus) was a saint who suffered for Christ in the late 3rd century AD during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in the city of Tarsus, Cilicia (now Tarsus, Turkey). In Russian art such images became widespread since the 18th century. Circa: 18th century. Antique Russian religious items and collectibles.
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