Lot number 1345 - Auction 147
GROSSE IKONE MIT DER AUFERSTEHUNG CHRISTI UND DER HÖLLENFAHRT SOWIE 16 HOCHFESTEN DES ORTHODOXEN KIRCHENJAHRES

A LARGE ICON OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST AND THE DESCENT INTO HELL AND THE MAJOR LITURGICAL FEASTS Russian, Vyg, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The episodes executed in detail, the individual figures of classical proportions with meticulously portrayed faces rendered with bright colours. Finely executed on a gold ground. Minor vertical crack restored. 44.3 x 37.5 cm.