Lot number 1407 - Auction 147
MONUMENTALE IKONE MIT DER AUFERSTEHUNG UND HÖLLENFAHRT CHRISTI

A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING THE RESURRECTION AND DESCENT INTO HELL OF CHRIST North Russian, Pomorye Region, Old Believers' Workshop, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed in bright colours on a gold ground. Six selected saints on the borders: the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, St. John the Forerunner, the prophet Elijah and Sts. Catherine and Barbara. Horizontal crack restored, the edges minimally chipped. 70.8 x 52.5 cm.