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1692 - A VERY RARE AND LARGE VITA ICON DEPICTING THE PROPHET ELIJAH, SCENES FROM HIS LIFE, AND HIS FIERY ASCENT TO HEAVEN. Russian, 16th century. Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The halos are gilded. In the center, the Prophet Elijah is seated in a cave in the wilderness, where he is fed by a raven. The central image is surrounded by ten scenes from his life, beginning with the birth of Elijah—where angels swaddle him and nourish him with divine fire—and culminating in his fiery ascent to heaven within a flaming red mandorla. Painted in a contrasting red and green palette. The background and border have been stripped down to the levkas. Partially restored. 46.5 x 35.9 cm.
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A VERY RARE AND LARGE VITA ICON DEPICTING THE PROPHET ELIJAH, SCENES FROM HIS LIFE, AND HIS FIERY ASCENT TO HEAVEN. Russian, 16th century. Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The halos are gilded. In the center, the Prophet Elijah is seated in a cave in the wilderness, where he is fed by a raven. The central image is surrounded by ten scenes from his life, beginning with the birth of Elijah—where angels swaddle him and nourish him with divine fire—and culminating in his fiery ascent to heaven within a flaming red mandorla. Painted in a contrasting red and green palette. The background and border have been stripped down to the levkas. Partially restored. 46.5 x 35.9 cm. VERY RARE AND LARGE-FORMAT VITA ICON DEPICTING THE PROPHET ELIJAH, HIS LIFE, AND HIS FIERY ASCENSION TO HEAVEN. Russia, 16th century. Single panel with two sponki on the reverse. Kovcheg, egg tempera on a chalk ground, halos gilded. 46.5 x 35.9 cm. In the center, the Prophet Elijah sits in a cave in the desert, where he is fed by a raven. The central panel is surrounded along the edge by ten scenes from his life, beginning with the birth of Elijah, in which angels wrap him in swaddling clothes and nourish him with divine fire, and ending with his fiery Ascension in a halo filled with blazing red. Painted in contrasting red and green hues. The paint on the background and border has been removed; partially restored.
Auction details
161-III: Art & Icons from the Orthodox World. Part 3Auction house
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