Icon of the Harrowing of Hell, Russia, 19th c., 8x7 in
Icon of the Harrowing of Hell, Russia, 19th c., 8.3x6.9 inches. Icon from Moscow, painted in the 19th century with egg tempera on wood.
The main characters of this representation are Jesus Christ, breaking the ground and creating depth in the icon, Eve with her rised hands in adoration, Adam always depicted on his knees and wrapped in a cloak.
In the different versions of the icon, we always find a symmetrical composition: Jesus Christ in the centre, Adam and Eve on his sides, the procession of t...
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Icon of the Harrowing of Hell, Russia, 19th c., 8.3x6.9 inches. Icon from Moscow, painted in the 19th century with egg tempera on wood.
The main characters of this representation are Jesus Christ, breaking the ground and creating depth in the icon, Eve with her rised hands in adoration, Adam always depicted on his knees and wrapped in a cloak.
In the different versions of the icon, we always find a symmetrical composition: Jesus Christ in the centre, Adam and Eve on his sides, the procession of the Blessed toward Heaven, on the door of which stands the Robber, the Resurrection of Christ from the cave and the Apparition by Lake Tiberias.
Icon delivered in an elegant blue velvet box with expertise.
