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1657 - A VERY FINE AND LARGE MENOLOGICAL ICON FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER; Central Russia, 18th century; tempera on wood panel; gold ground. The composition is divided into five horizontal registers, depicting full-length figures of the saints of December arranged in groups, as well as major feasts, including the Nativity of Christ, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Massacre of the Innocents. It is very finely painted, with particular attention paid to the individualized modeling of the faces. The garments of the elegantly elongated figures are rendered in contrasting red and green against the gold ground. Surface scratches. 45 x 40 cm.
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A VERY FINE AND LARGE MENOLOGICAL ICON FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER; Central Russia, 18th century; tempera on wood panel; gold ground. The composition is divided into five horizontal registers, depicting full-length figures of the saints of December arranged in groups, as well as major feasts, including the Nativity of Christ, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Massacre of the Innocents. It is very finely painted, with particular attention paid to the individualized modeling of the faces. The garments of the elegantly elongated figures are rendered in contrasting red and green against the gold ground. Surface scratches. 45 x 40 cm. A VERY FINE, LARGE-SCALE MONTHLY ICON: DECEMBER Central Russia, 18th century. Image panel assembled from two hardwood boards with two sponki on the reverse. Egg tempera on a chalk ground, background gilded. 45 x 40 cm. The image area is divided into five horizontal registers. Each compartment features full-length depictions of the saints of the month of December, arranged in groups, as well as major feasts, including the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem. An icon executed in very fine painting, distinguished by its individualized treatment of the figures. The robes of the elegantly elongated figures are rendered in contrasting red and green on a gold background. Surface scratches.
Auction details
161-III: Art & Icons from the Orthodox World. Part 3Auction house
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