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Silk painting (embroidered and painted) also decorated with gold and silver thread embroidery, representing Saint Blaise* with his bishop's crozier and miter, in its gilded stuccoed wood frame with palmettes and scrolls in the corners, from the First Empire period in the early 19th century.
The painting and frame are in good condition. High quality.
Please note: slight accidents and missing parts on the frame, minor wear and tear on the silk, please look at the photos.
* Saint Blaise:
Little is known about the life of Saint Blaise. We only know that he was bishop of Sebaste, and that he was martyred on the orders of Agricoiaüs, governor of Cappadocia and Little Armenia, around the year 316, during the persecution of Licinius.
Dimensions
Frame 36.5 cm x 31.3 cm / thickness 4.3 cm
Silk dimensions 23.3 cm x 17.8 cm
Reference : D30 156
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Ref: B8YRTA5138