A FINELY PAINTED AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

Lot 702
10.11.2017 11:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 702 | A FINELY PAINTED AND LARGE ICON SHOWING THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
Central Russian, circa 1800
Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed on a gold ground. The lifeless body of the Mother of God, lying on a bier, surrounded by the mourning Apostles. In the centre Christ in a mandorla, flanked by the archangels, holding the soul of his Mother in the form of a swaddled infant. In the foreground the hands of the profane Jewish priest being cut-off by an angel. In the heavenly realm the Assumption of the Mother of God. She seated on a throne with her hands extended in supplication. The Apostles on clouds, each accompanied by his guardian angel occupy the upper part of the composition. 44.3 x 38.1 cm.

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