Icon - Feast day icon - Wood

Large Russian icon of the Anastasis, Resurrection, and Feasts. 19th century.

The central image depicts the Resurrection from the tomb. Surrounded by numerous scenes representing the great Feasts of the Ecclesiastical year: the Annunciation, the Nativity of Christ, the Meeting of the Lord, the Baptism, the Raising of Lazarus, the Entry into Jerusalem, the Transfiguration, the Crucifixion, the Descent into Hell, the Ascension, the Old Testament Trinity, the Dormition of the Mother of God,...

Technique: Tempera on a dense wooden panel. Two hooks at the back. Wear, dents, some restorations.

Measurements: ca. 48.6 x 38.6 x 3 cm.