"Descent into Hell and the Resurrection of Christ with the 12 Great Liturgical Feasts."
High Resolution Images: fragments.
17th Century. Russia. Stroganov icon painting school.
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Technique & Material: Board, gesso, egg tempera, gold leaf, melted gold.
Description: The highest level of a miniature icon painting. Carefully small painting, skill of the finishing details, sophisticated painting and lines, wealth of the ornament, polychromy and the abundance of gold are typical for the outstanding Stroganov's icon painting school ..
Condition of the original preservation: Very good for it's age. In the lower part of the icon there is the burn from the candle. There are also small fragmentary scuffs of the paint layer.
Short information about the Stroganov school: Stroganov school of icon painting - Russian school of icon painting, that developed in the late XVI century. Got its name from the rich merchants - salt industrialists from Stroganov, as is most clearly manifested in a number of works, associated with their name. The best masters from the school were the Moscow icon painters who worked in the royal workshops. For the first time in the history of Old Russian painting, the artists of Stroganov school have opened the beauty and the poetic of the scenery. On the backgrounds of many icons there is shown the scenery panorams with ravines and forest glades, with hills covered with gold deciduous trees, herbs and flowers, with winding silver rivers, with a variety of animals and birds.
Stroganov school - is the art of icon miniature. Its name is connected to the orders of the eminent merchant family Stroganov. Aesthetics and beauty - above all a priority. Carefully small painting, skill of the finishing details, sophisticated painting and lines, wealth of the ornament, polychromy and the abundance of gold and silver - characterized the icons in this direction.
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Cошествие во Ад и Воскресение Христово с 12 великими праздниками.
17 Век. Россия. Строгановская школа.
Размер:
Доска , левкас, темпера яичная , золото сусальное , золото твореное.
Высокое качество: фрагменты.
Цена: по запросу