Lot number 1731 - Auction 142
SELTENE IKONE MIT DER HÖLLENFAHRT CHRISTI MIT ZWÖLF HOCHFESTEN DES ORTHODOXEN KIRCHENJAHRES

A RARE ICON SHOWING THE DESCENT INTO HELL WITH TWELVE MAJOR FEASTS Russian, 17th century Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. The haloes made of silver. Wearings. 30.7 x 27.1 cm. Given the early dating of the icon, the Raising of Lazarus and the Crucifixion are among the depicted great feasts.