Lot number 452 - Auction 138
GROSSE UND FEINE IKONE MIT DER AUFERSTEHUNG UND HÖLLENFAHRT CHRISTI, DER NEUTESTAMENTLICHEN DREIFALTIGKEIT UND 16 HOCHFESTEN

A LARGE ICON OF THE RESURRECTION AND DESCENT INTO HELL AND THE NEW TESTAMENT TRINITY SURROUNDED BY 16 FESTIVALS Russian, Palekh, 18th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed on a gold ground. The episodes executed in detail, the individual figures of classical proportions with meticulously portrayed faces rendered with bright colours. Minor areas of retouching. 42 x 32.4 cm.