Lot number 1409 - Auction 147
MONUMENTALE IKONE MIT DER HÖLLENFAHRT UND AUFERSTEHUNG CHRISTI, HOCHFESTEN DES ORTHODOXEN KIRCHENJAHRES UND GNADENBILDERN DER GOTTESMUTTER

A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING THE RESURRECTION AND DESCENT INTO HELL SURROUNDED BY MAJOR FEASTS OF THE CHURCH AND IMAGES OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Central Russian, 19th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed in great detail on a gold ground. Minor vertical cracks, partially restored. 70.7 x 57.7 cm.