Icon "Resurrection of Christ - Descent into Hell with the Twelve Saints"

ID:: 638
Inventory number:: Ж-637 КН-55506
Type:: Paintings
Material:: wood
Techniques:: levkas, tempera, minting on levkas
Dimensions:: 43.5x53 cm
Date of creation:: late 19th c.
Preservation:: The back of the board: composed of three boards connected by wooden spikes. Gaps have formed at the joints of the boards along the entire length. Swelling, lagging of the plaster and paint layer over the entire surface. Shedding of the soil and paint layer. Darkening of the covering layer.
Location:: unknown
Provenance:: Act No. 32 dated 04/20/2012
Date of record to the inventory book:: 28.05.2012

Item description from the inventory book:

According to the style of painting, the icon can be attributed to the Palekh school of icon painting of the late 19th century. The stamps depict 12 major Christian holidays, in the middle - a multi-tiered composition - Resurrection of Christ - Descent into Hell. Sequence of stamps: 1234; 56; 78; 910 11 12. 1. Nativity of the Virgin Mary 2. Introduction of the Virgin Mary 3. Annunciation 4. Nativity of Christ 5. Meeting 6. Epiphany (Baptism) 7. Entry into Jerusalem 8. Transfiguration 9. Ascension 10. Holy Trinity 11. Exaltation of the Holy Cross 12. Dormition of the Virgin Mary. An icon with high quality miniature painting, with delicate facial features, skillfully executed architectural details, with an exquisite floral ornament, with enamel painting on the background. The color scheme is multi-colored, elegant.