Exaltation of the Cross, Russian-style hand-painted icon, 12x10 in
Exaltation of the Cross, Russian-style hand-painted icon, 11.8x9.8 in.
Sacred icon executed by hand according to the canons of Russian iconography, painted on linden wood with egg tempera and gold leaf. The scene shows Bishop Macarius of Jerusalem at the centre, standing on a pulpit and lifting the True Cross to present it to the faithful.
Flanking the composition are Saint Helena and the Emperor Saint Constantine, key figures in the discovery and veneration of the Cross.
The iconography highlights...
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Exaltation of the Cross, Russian-style hand-painted icon, 11.8x9.8 in.
Sacred icon executed by hand according to the canons of Russian iconography, painted on linden wood with egg tempera and gold leaf. The scene shows Bishop Macarius of Jerusalem at the centre, standing on a pulpit and lifting the True Cross to present it to the faithful.
Flanking the composition are Saint Helena and the Emperor Saint Constantine, key figures in the discovery and veneration of the Cross.
The iconography highlights the liturgical and celebratory character of the event through a frontal and solemn arrangement of the figures.
Delivered in an elegant blue velvet box with satin interior.