LOT 224
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Lot 224
A FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE DESCENT INTO HADES, 15TH CENTURY. Here, Christ at center stands atop the broken gates of Hades with locks, bolts and hinges scattered below. Jesus grasps the hand of Adam (left) as Eve kneels at His feet (right) while other righteous patriarchs and prophets (among them Kings Solomon and David, as well as Daniel and Moses) walk forth from bondage. The upper margin inscribed in Old Church Slavonic, Voskresenie Khristovo – The Resurrection of Christ. 9 inches x 7.25 inches (23 cm x 18.5 cm).
Estimate:
$6,000 - 9,000
€ 4,500 - 6,700
For a comparison, see M. V. Alpatov, Early Russian Icon Painting, Moscow Iskusstvo, 1978, plate number 139, depicting an icon of the same subject and dated to the end of the 15th century. Also see Ouspensky and Lossky, The Meaning of Icons, St. Vladimir’s Press, 1989, page 186, illustrating a very similar icon dated to the 15th century.
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