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A LARGE AND IMPORTANT RUSSIAN ICON of the Old Testament Trinity, circa
1700. This icon depicts the Trinity as the three angels who appeared to
the Patriarch Abraham at the Oak of Mamre, as recorded in chapter 18 of
the book of Genesis. While not generally distinguished some understood the
angels as thus: Christ at center, above whom is the tree, signifying the
wood of the cross, the Father at left, before a building symbolizing the
church, the Holy Spirit on the right, below a hill signifying spiritual
ascent. In an excellent state of preservation. The upper border inscribed
in abbreviated Old Church Slavonic and identifying the subject as SVYATAYA
TROITSA "The Holy Trinity". 32.5 inches x 26.26 inches (82.5 cm x 66.8
cm). Estimate $25,000-$35,000 |
