tempera, cypress board, chalk-gypsum base, gilt; 31.3 x 26.2 x 2.4 cm. Russia, Moscow, 19th century. Also, two brackets plunged into the stile of the icon; inscriptions on the reverse. Background and bordure of the icon gilded, decorated with decorative engraving, border framed with dark band. St. Nicholas was born in Patara in 280, and was bishop of Myra, the capital of Lycia, where he died b...