LOT 345
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Lot 345
A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE DESCENT INTO HADES, 19TH CENTURY. Here Christ is seen descending into Hades to free the Old Testament righteous men and women held there in captivity as hinted at in 1Peter 3:19 and narrated in the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus. Christ is depicted here standing atop the fallen or broken gates of Hades which appear here as crossed ornate rectangular panels. At lower right is the empty tomb (sarcophagus) displaying the burial shroud. Christ is shown grasping the hand of Adam as Eve kneels before him while various other figures, such as Noah (holding a model ark) walk forth from bondage (stepping out of the jaws of the great red monster at lower left) and making their way upwards to the gates of heaven guarded by a red six-winged Seraph illustrated at upper right. The borders with four family saints including The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius Bishop of Tauromeny (upper left) and the Holy Martyr Paraskeva (lower left). Also The Venerable Alexander Svirskiy (upper right) and the Holy Martyr Evdokia (lower right). The upper margin displaying a highly stylized and condensed inscription which reads, 'The Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ'. The lower border inscribed essentially with a shortened version of the account from the Gospel of Nicodemus, 'The Lord came into Hades and said 'Peace be unto you Blessed Ones, and the Lord took Adam by his right hand and led him out of Hades and all the Righteous with him ... come into Holy Paradise, and the angels hearing rejoiced....' 14 inches x 12 inches (35.5cm x 30cm).
Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800
€ 900 - 1,350
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