I am grateful to you for your interest.
But it's really an icon, written, indeed, an artist.
And not rural Bogomazov.
Most likely, the St. Petersburg workshop of painter.
Nimba this recension is not provided.
The icon is quite old - craquelure, potemnevschy lacquer.
This way, if you remember, was always on the banners of the Russian army.
... Then the Lord asked him to bring water and ubrus (paper towel). He washed his face, wiped his ubrusom, and it impressed by His divine face. (c)
So she called the "Holy Face image ..." because the face of Christ imprinted on the towel.
With a fairly skilled house painter and reflected in tempera on levkas .
I am very interested members of the forum opinion on its value.
Estimator of me ...
