Lot number 481 - Auction 156
GROSSFORMATIGE IKONE MIT DER AUFERSTEHUNG UND HÖLLENFAHRT UND 16 HOCHFESTEN DES ORTHODOXEN KIRCHENJAHRES

A VERY LARGE ICON OF THE ANASTASIS WITH THE MAIN ECCLECIASTICAL FEASTS Russian, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The narrative episodes represented against architectural settings, the individual saints portrayed on gold ground, their miniature figures rendered meticulously, mostly with reds and greens. Minimally restored. 53.3 x 44.2 cm.