19th century Russian icon

Russian icon of the XIX century.
"Saint healing a sick person".
Painting and gold leaf on wood.
It needs restoration. It presents marks of xylophages and lack of polychromy.
Measurements: 31 x 27 x 4 cm.

In a scene framed by ecclesiastical architecture, a saint seems to officiate a miracle, the healing of a sick person. It could be Saint Liduvina. All the characters appear nimbus and wrapped in sumptuous robes decorated with brocades. The carmine, black and golden tones are impregnated with beautiful iridescence that give silk-like qualities to the costumes. The gestures are elegant and the carriage stylized. The names of the saints are inscribed in Cyrillic on the gold leaf of the nimbuses.
The orthodox icons respond to a tradition that is foreign to painting of a representational nature. In the icons everything has a symbolism: the color must express the inner luminosity, a light that does not come from the physical world. In them there is no usual space, just as there are no conventional events. The icon is an open window to a world of a spiritual nature.