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3032n:"The Transfiguration of the Christ"
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"The Transfiguration of the Christ"
18th century. Central Russia.
Size: 31 x 24 cm.
Technique & Material: Board, gesso, tempera, melted gold, drying oil.
Description: : The icon is painted in a festive, graceful style, which arised during the reign on the Russian throne of Empress Elizabeth (1741-1761). In accordance with the Gospel, on this icon you can see the Mount Favor and transfigured Jesus Christ on top of it. He is in white robes surrounded by light. Next to him - the Old Testament prophets Elijah and Moses, at the bottom - fallen in fear to the ground the apostles Peter, James and John the Evangelist, who witnessed a miracle.
Painting differs by the vivid color palette, convex shape and capacity, and the faces of all characters have individual character and expression. The icon is painted on sky - blue background with a realistic landscape. Garments cuttings are made of melted gold. High level of iconography. State of preservation: Perfect original state of preservation. The icon was "disclosed" under the layer of external pollution and the upper layer of darkened varnish, a fragment of which is left to right field.
History note:
Fryazhskoe” iconpainting, fryaz (from old Russian language - "fryazhsky" is Italian, "fryazi" – are the Italians, from the Greek. φραγκος - Franc) - the name of the icon painting style , different by external credibility in the transfer of the material world. Fryazhskaya manner of icon painting appears in Russia in the second half of the XVII century under the influence of the Western art.
During this period the so-called "fryazhskoy style" of painting is developing, in which were not only combined stylistic peculiarities of ancient Russian and Western European art, but also two techniques - tempera and oil paintings. The last one, probably, was brought to Russia by Italian masters, which were called "Fryazinov."
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High Resolution Images: fragments.
Price: EUR 2200.-
Преображение Господне.
18 век. Центральная Россия.
Размер: 31 х 24 см.
Доска,левкас,темпера,твореное золото , олифа.
Высокое качество: фрагменты.
Цена: EUR 2200.-