Russian painted icon, Ascension 27x22cm
Russian painted icon, Ascension 27x22cm.
In the highest part of the Mount of Olives there is the Ascension building, which reminds us of the place in which Jesus raised himself from earth and Ascended to the sky in front of the Apostles.
This icon represents the Apostles standing around Mary, who is the centre of the composition; she is a column for the Church and she is the line connecting the earth to the sky, where Jesus is Assumed among the angels.
Painted with the traditional technique of e...
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Russian painted icon, Ascension 27x22cm.
In the highest part of the Mount of Olives there is the Ascension building, which reminds us of the place in which Jesus raised himself from earth and Ascended to the sky in front of the Apostles.
This icon represents the Apostles standing around Mary, who is the centre of the composition; she is a column for the Church and she is the line connecting the earth to the sky, where Jesus is Assumed among the angels.
Painted with the traditional technique of egg tempera on gold leaf.
Delivered in an elegant blue velvet box with satin lining.
