Deposition from the Cross, Russian-style icon, 12x10 in
Deposition from the Cross, Russian-style icon, 12x10 in.
Hand-painted sacred icon executed according to the canons of Russian iconography, painted on linden wood with egg tempera and a gold leaf background.
The scene depicts the moment of Christ's deposition, his body being lowered and supported by the figures present on Golgotha.
Christ is portrayed with elongated anatomy, pale flesh tones and linear drapery, while the surrounding figures assume ritual and solemn poses.
The composition underscores ...
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Deposition from the Cross, Russian-style icon, 12x10 in.
Hand-painted sacred icon executed according to the canons of Russian iconography, painted on linden wood with egg tempera and a gold leaf background.
The scene depicts the moment of Christ's deposition, his body being lowered and supported by the figures present on Golgotha.
Christ is portrayed with elongated anatomy, pale flesh tones and linear drapery, while the surrounding figures assume ritual and solemn poses.
The composition underscores the theme of sacrifice and redemptive death through a symbolic arrangement of figures and narrative planes.
Delivered in an elegant blue velvet case with satin interior.