A RARE TRAVELLING FOLDING ICONOSTASIS

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10.11.2017 11:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 814 | A RARE TRAVELLING FOLDING ICONOSTASIS
Northwest Russian, 2nd third 19th century
Tempera on wood panels with double kovcheg. Consisting of fifteen panels. The central panel one twice the size of the others. The upper part of the panels in the shape of onion domes. The central panel showing a royal door depicting the four Evangelists, the Annunciation and the Last Supper. Above this scene the two major feasts (the Cruxification and the Descent of Christ into Hell). In the middle Lord Sabaoth enthroned and flanked by the Kings David and Salomon. The scenes of the fourteen panels grouped over five rows. The top rank portraying Old Testament prophets. The second and third row showing four images of the Mother of God and selected saints in full-length. The fourth register is representing the major feasts of the Ecclesiastical calendar. The lower row depicting an extended Deisis with the Mother of God and St. John the Baptist in three-quarter view flanked by the Archangels Gabriel and Michael, the Three Hierarchs, Metropolitans and Bishops waering liturgical garments. The icon executed traditionally mainly with complimentary green and red nuances. Minimally restored. 52 x 134 cm (extended).

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