LOT 29
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Lot 29
A FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE DESCENT INTO HADES AND RESURRECTION, STROGANOV SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY. At center Christ stands above the broken gates of Hades and grasps the hand of Adam while Eve looks on, both rising out of their sarcophagi. Behind them the righteous men and women of the Old Testament are released from bondage, in the lower left corner a pair of angels binds Hades and in the lower right corner Christ is shown rising out of His tomb while Roman guards sleep. The upper margin inscribed with the title, "THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST." In an excellent state of preservation. 12.25 x 10.75 inches (31.5 x 27.5 cm).
Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000
€ 2,100 - 3,500
Comparison: See Jesus Christ in Christian Art and Culture 14th-20th Centuries, The State Russian Museum, Palace Editions, 2000, page 342, plate 305, which illustrates a very similar icon, although slightly earlier and attributed to the Stroganov School.
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