An icon of Beheading of St.John the Baptists. Egg tempera, gesso on wood panel.

Embossed casing made of copper alloy. 18Х15,5. Russia, second half of the XVIIth century. The icon is open in the state of fair preservation, there no repaints. The colour range of the icon, combining the intricate tones of carmine-smoke rose, turquoise, cold olive colours - is typical for the works of Moscow masters of the last third of the century. The monument is of a museum value.