Icon - Wood - Icon in Seven Parts

It is a Russian Orthodox calendar icon or "menologion", probably from the late 18th or 19th century, painted in tempera on panel with a gilded background. Its conservation state shows significant losses of the pictorial layer and of the gold, although the composition remains identifiable.

The upper inscription in ecclesiastical Slavonic reads:

«Воскресение Христово» (Voskresénie Khristóvo), which means "Resurrection of Christ".

Upper Scene

In the center appears the Resurrection of Christ (Anástasis). In Orthodox tradition, Christ is not depicted coming out of the tomb, but descending to Hades to rescue Adam and Eve. On both sides appear various righteous figures from the Old Testament.

At the upper extremes are:

The Virgin with the Child (left).
Saint Nicholas of Myra (right), easily recognizable by his episcopal vestments with an omophorion decorated with crosses.
Central Register

Two saints bishops.
A martyr or deacon with the Gospel.
A martyr.
A young martyr.

Lower Register

Three figures are clearly distinguished:

Saint George mounted on a white horse (left), although the dragon has practically disappeared due to wear.
Saint Parasceva (Paraskeva Pyátnitsa) in the center, depicted with a red mantle and a cross.
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki (or possibly Saint Theodore), dressed as a military saint (right).