Russian-style linden wood icon, Pentecost, 12x10 in
Russian-style linden wood icon, Pentecost, 12x10 in.
Hand-painted sacred icon made according to the Russian iconographic tradition, executed on linden wood with egg tempera and gold leaf application.
The scene depicts the Pentecost with the Mother of God placed centrally in an elevated, frontal position and the Apostles arranged semicircularly around her.
Mary is shown with a golden halo, a dark red mantle and a blue robe, in a reverent, frontal attitude, while above her the Holy Spirit descends as...
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Russian-style linden wood icon, Pentecost, 12x10 in.
Hand-painted sacred icon made according to the Russian iconographic tradition, executed on linden wood with egg tempera and gold leaf application.
The scene depicts the Pentecost with the Mother of God placed centrally in an elevated, frontal position and the Apostles arranged semicircularly around her.
Mary is shown with a golden halo, a dark red mantle and a blue robe, in a reverent, frontal attitude, while above her the Holy Spirit descends as rays of light.
The Apostles sit on stylised thrones holding scrolls, wrapped in cloaks of green, red and ochre tones, symbolising the evangelical mission about to begin.
In the lower part is the symbolic figure of the world receiving the proclamation, following the Eastern iconographic tradition.
The icon is supplied in an elegant blue velvet case with satin interior.