A RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND HIS DISCIPLE PROCHOROS AT PATMOS, LATE 17TH TO EARLY 18TH CENTURY Saint John the Evangelist and his scribe Prochoros are shown in the rocky landscape of the Island of Patmos near a cave, the Saint is in the process of dictating a passage from the Apocalypse. Egg tempera and gesso on wood panel with kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back. 32 x 27.5 cm (12 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
