Lot number 1937 - Auction
A LARGE AND RARE ICON SHOWING THE LAST JUDGEMENT

A LARGE AND RARE ICON SHOWING THE LAST JUDGEMENT Russian, 18th century Tempera on wood panel. Executed on a gold ground. The complex iconographic composition based on the Old and New Testament, in the centre Jesus Christ depicted as the Judge of mankind, flanked by the Mother of God and St. John the Forerunner, at his feet Adam and Eve, below two angels preparing the Throne for the Second Coming. In the upper section the New Testament Trinity surrounded by angels. At the bottom right the blazing inferno of hell, in the lower left corner saints standing in row to enter the garden of Paradise. Partially restored. 43.3 x 33.8 cm.