Icon of the Resurrection of Lazarus, hand-painted in Russian style, 12x10 in
Icon of the Resurrection of Lazarus, hand-painted in Russian style, 12x10 in.
Painted panel executed according to the Byzantine canons of the Russian school: hand-painted on linden wood using egg tempera with gold leaf application.
The icon depicts the miracle of Lazarus's resurrection, showing Christ ordering him to come forth from the tomb in the presence of the disciples.
Christ is portrayed with a deep blue mantle and a reddish-brown tunic, warm flesh tones and an essential, graphic treatment; ...
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Icon of the Resurrection of Lazarus, hand-painted in Russian style, 12x10 in.
Painted panel executed according to the Byzantine canons of the Russian school: hand-painted on linden wood using egg tempera with gold leaf application.
The icon depicts the miracle of Lazarus's resurrection, showing Christ ordering him to come forth from the tomb in the presence of the disciples.
Christ is portrayed with a deep blue mantle and a reddish-brown tunic, warm flesh tones and an essential, graphic treatment; Lazarus appears wrapped in the burial cloth and supported by the surrounding figures.
The composition emphasises Christ’s authoritative gesture and the narrative arrangement of the figures, typical of Eastern iconography.
The icon is supplied in an elegant blue velvet case with a satin interior.