Icon Painting Russian School 17Th Century
Stock No
YW2W4
2021
- £6,000.00
- €7,204 Euro
- $7,777 US Dollar
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Item Description
A rich and illuminating Russian Christian Religious icon painting depicting ‘The Fiery Ascent of the Prophet Elijah’.
The iconography of the Fiery Ascent is based on Book 4 of Kings (I:8–25; II:9–14)
In Russia one of the earliest Novgorod churches dedicated to Elijah was erected in 1198–1202.
Featuring a quadriga (Greek: τέθριππος, translit. tethrippos, lit. "four horses") , a car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast chosen for chariot racing in Classical Antiquity and the Roman Empire until the Late Middle Ages.
The image of the large fiery aureole held by the Archangel Michael first appears in Russian painting of the 14th century. The icon follows the traditional format prevalent in the 15th–19th centuries. His image was particularly popular in the northern areas of medieval Rus and he was venerated for the protection of cattle feed and healing.
This evocative work of art is a Russian School icon created in the 17th Century with later 19th Century restoration to the front. Painted in egg tempera and gesso, front and back, on a wooden panel. Worth noting is the reverse of the panel unusually retains its original gesso with religious typography.
Item Info
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Seller Location
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Item Dimensions
H: 75cm W: 45cm D: 3cm
Period
17th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
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+44(0)7771 962494
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