Lot number 1809 - Auction 161
FEINE IKONE MIT DEN NEUN MÄRTYRERN VON KYZIKOS

A FINE ICON SHOWING THE NINE MARTYRS OF KYZIKOS Russian, 18th century Tempera on wood panel. The haloes and background gilded. The icon depicts the rarely represented group of the Nine Martyrs of Kyzikos against an architectural setting. The saints are arranged in a strictly symmetrical composition, three of them kneeling in the foreground. In their hands they hold attributes referring to the different forms of their martyrdom. Above the group, Christ appears with the crowns destined for the martyrs. The names of the saints are inscribed in their haloes. Depicted are Magnus, Feognid, Feodot, Feostich, Antipatros, Rufus, Favmasios, Artemas and Philemon. The composition is complemented by several inscribed cartouches describing the sufferings of the individual martyrs. Parts of these texts survive only fragmentarily due to damage. Minimally restored. 31.3 x 26.4 cm.