Lot number 698A - Auction 156
GROSSE IKONE MIT DER KREUZIGUNG CHRISTI AUS EINER KIRCHENIKONOSTASE

A LARGE ICON DEPICTING THE CRUCIFIXION FROM A CHURCH ICONOSTASIS Russian, mid 17th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. An icon from the second storey of the Iconostasis, depicting Christ on the Cross, with the Mother of God and saint John accompanied by the holy woman and the centurion at the foot of the Cross, and the wall of Jerusalem in the background. Minimally restored, the border stripped to gesso. 50 x 40 cm.