Eastern Orthodox, but westernized, so 19th or early 20th century.
Looks like it's a picture of the Blessed Virgin and a young Jesus.
Web: Well there we are then! Problem solved. Genius.LBS, yes, I think it might be 19C Russian myself.
It's a still from episode 1 of the BBC's 1981 adaptation of John le Carre's Smiley's People. Ostensibly it's at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris.
Eastern Orthodox, but westernized, so 19th or early 20th century.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it's a picture of the Blessed Virgin and a young Jesus.
ReplyDeleteWeb: Well there we are then! Problem solved. Genius.
ReplyDeleteLBS, yes, I think it might be 19C Russian myself.
It's a still from episode 1 of the BBC's 1981 adaptation of John le Carre's Smiley's People. Ostensibly it's at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris.
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