Icon Descent into Hell of Christ Russia painted 19th century 20x15 cm
Icon Descent into Hell of Christ Russia painted of the nineteenth century. 20x15 cm.This religious icon comes from Moscow, Russia and was made with egg tempera. Measures 21x17.5 cm.Starting from the 18th century, especially in Russia, some iconographic schemes have developed that grouped the cycle of the twelve feasts in a single representation, making it rotate around the representation of Easter.In these compositions, the central scene acquires great prominence, which translates the theologica...
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Icon Descent into Hell of Christ Russia painted of the nineteenth century. 20x15 cm.This religious icon comes from Moscow, Russia and was made with egg tempera. Measures 21x17.5 cm.Starting from the 18th century, especially in Russia, some iconographic schemes have developed that grouped the cycle of the twelve feasts in a single representation, making it rotate around the representation of Easter.In these compositions, the central scene acquires great prominence, which translates the theological-biblical message of Easter, that is, the '' descent into hell of Chris ''. The main figures represented are Christ, who breaks the earth creating depth in the icon, Eve with hands as a sign of adoration, Adam, always kneeling and often wrapped in a cloak.In the various reproductions of the icon a symmetrical composition has been imposed: Christ in the center, Adam and Eve on the sides, the procession of the blessed towards Paradise, on whose door there is the thief, the resurrection of Christ from the tomb and the apparition at the Sea of Galilee.This Descent into Hell icon is delivered in an elegant blue velvet box and with a certificate produced by Russian experts.
