divided into four parts: the three Hierarchs St John Chrysostom, St Gregory and St Basil on the top left, the three Russian Metropolitans St Peter, St Aleksei and St Ioann to the right, all wearing elaborate liturgical garments with varying cruciform patterns and carrying a Book of Gospels, the lower left depicting the hermit saints Onoufri, Petr and the monastic saint Ioann, the last compartment showing three more saints; the four 17th century panels inserted into another panel in the 19th century

the four 17th century panels inserted into another panel in the 19th century, the background regilded at a later stage, a vertical crack with some paint loss visible to the right of the upper left segment, some minor retouching and repainting
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