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Icon "Jesus Christ Almighty. St. Archangel Michael and St. James"

ID:
622
Inventory number:
Ж-621 КН-54924
Type:
Paintings
Material:
wood, metal
Techniques:
levkas, tempera, iconography
Dimensions:
31x35x2.5 cm
Date of creation:
late 19th c. - early 20th c.
Preservation:
Iconography: light wear, contamination, cracks in the primer in the lower part, minor scree along the edge of the icon. Board: damaged by woodfretter (on the back), the canvas is curved, the dowels have dried out, protruding beyond the icon. The primer has crumbled at the ends.
Location:
unknown
Provenance:
Act No. 24 dated 06.03.2010 Hotlubei Yu.Yu.
Date of record to the inventory book:
21.06.2010
Item description from the inventory book:
Central composition: frontal image of I. Christ, blessing and sitting on the throne. In the left hand there is an open Gospel and a scepter. The clothes consist of a chiton, a clavus, and on the head a miter. A cross halo. Main colors: shades of brown, gold, red, blue, white. The background is brown. The inscriptions are made in black paint. The Ark. Field: on the left is an image of the Archangel Michael with a sword and scabbard in his hands, on the right is Saint James, blessing, with a book in his left hand. The background is brown, framed by red and green stripes. Reverse side: parallel keys, brown background. In the upper part there is a metal loop of late origin. The ends are painted with white paint.