Lot 26
  • 26

A Russian Icon of the Last Judgement, 18th century

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Tempera on wood panel
  • 20 1/2 x 16 in.
  • 52 x 40.6 cm
the complex iconographic scheme with explanatory inscriptions on the borders, the lower representing hell and centering on a snake, representing the Devil, with rings on its bodies representing various sins, a lower tier with nine scenes illustrating the torment of sinners in hell

Condition

overall good condition; the surface with a scratch and minor losses
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