Description
Bronze triptych of the Deisis and selected saints. Russia, 18th century. Based on a 16th-century model. The central panel has two registers: on the upper part, the Deisis with the Savior seated on a throne and surrounded by the Mother of God and Saint John the Forerunner. On the lower part, the saints: Zosime and Sabbas of Solovetski, Nicholas the Thaumaturgist and Leonce of Rostov. On each flap, three pairs of busts of saints facing Christ: on the left, the Archangel Michael and the Apostle Peter, Basil the Great and the Megalomartyr George, John Chrysostom and Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow; on the right, the Archangel Gabriel and the Apostle Paul, Gregory the Theologian and the Megalomartyr Demetrios of Thessalonica, Athanasius and the Hieromartyr Blaise. Cast bronze. Dim. 9 x 6 cm (closed) and 9 x 11.5 cm (open). Expert : Nicolas Filatoff
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Bronze triptych of the Deisis and selected saints. Russia, 18th century. Based on a 16th-century model. The central panel has two registers: on the upper part, the Deisis with the Savior seated on a throne and surrounded by the Mother of God and Saint John the Forerunner. On the lower part, the saints: Zosime and Sabbas of Solovetski, Nicholas the Thaumaturgist and Leonce of Rostov. On each flap, three pairs of busts of saints facing Christ: on the left, the Archangel Michael and the Apostle Peter, Basil the Great and the Megalomartyr George, John Chrysostom and Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow; on the right, the Archangel Gabriel and the Apostle Paul, Gregory the Theologian and the Megalomartyr Demetrios of Thessalonica, Athanasius and the Hieromartyr Blaise. Cast bronze. Dim. 9 x 6 cm (closed) and 9 x 11.5 cm (open). Expert : Nicolas Filatoff
