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An appealing example of folk art from Transylvania, an early 20th century reverse glass painted icon of female saint in original pine frame and with hook for hanging. These were copied from German-made religious prints, a re-interpretation of the sombre into the folk imagination of the Romanian peasant, heads of prophets around the margin of the central image transcribed as flowers.
Transylvania c.1900-1930
H: 45cm (17.7in)
W: 34cm (13.4in)
D: 1cm (0.4in)
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