Russian-style Pentecost icon on linden wood, 30x25cm
Russian-style Pentecost icon on linden wood, 30x25cm. Hand-painted following the tradition of Russian iconography, executed on linden wood with egg tempera and application of gold leaf.
The scene represents the Pentecost with the Mother of God centrally elevated and the Apostles arranged in a semicircle around her. Mary is depicted with a golden halo, a dark red mantle and a blue robe, in a prayerful, frontal pose, while above her the Holy Spirit descends as rays of light.
The Apostles sit on styl...
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Russian-style Pentecost icon on linden wood, 30x25cm. Hand-painted following the tradition of Russian iconography, executed on linden wood with egg tempera and application of gold leaf.
The scene represents the Pentecost with the Mother of God centrally elevated and the Apostles arranged in a semicircle around her. Mary is depicted with a golden halo, a dark red mantle and a blue robe, in a prayerful, frontal pose, while above her the Holy Spirit descends as rays of light.
The Apostles sit on stylized thrones, holding scrolls and wrapped in cloaks of green, red and ochre tones, symbolizing the evangelical mission about to begin. In the lower part is the symbolic figure of the world receiving the proclamation, according to the Eastern iconographic tradition. The Russian-style Pentecost icon is supplied in an elegant blue velvet case with satin lining.