*Christ is carrying our cross Russian icon - photo 1
*Christ is carrying our cross Russian icon - photo 1

*Christ is carrying our cross Russian icon

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CHF 3 000
Auction dateClassic
18.11.2017 15:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Galerie Moenius AG
Event location
Switzerland, Muri
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ID 9354
Lot 65 | *Christ is carrying our cross Russian icon
*Christ is carrying our cross Russian icon, 19th c. 31,2 x 26,5 cm The thematically singular icon shows the cross-carrying Christ in the midst of many crosses. The crosses are having the following inscriptions: Spitefulness, disobedience of the children,slapping of the poor, unthankfulness, sarcasm,"He carries our sins and suffers for us",thievery, blasphemy, denial of mortification, brand, enclosure someone in jail without delinquency, buggery, sudden death, hurts, ire, persecution through enemies, defamation, hunger, disturbance, gluttony, overhasty revenge, untruth, quittance, disharmonious marriage, without repentance, blasphemy, adultery, pauperism, diseases, unfair punishment, sacrilege. The text below is taken from Matth. 16,24:"Jesus said to his disciples, if anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Provenance: North-German Private Collection, published by Heutink, Joost / Loerke, Marc, Et Resurrexit, Passie en opstanding op ikonen, Ikonenmuseum Kampen 2016, p. 171
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