Resurrection of Christ - The Descent into Hell
Iconography: Resurrection – The Descent into Hell
Date: XV century. Third quarter of the 15th c.
Iconographic school/art center: Novgorod school
Origin: From the Church of the Dormition at Volotovo Pole near Novgorod.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 89,5 cm, width 59,5 cm
From the festival row. In the center is a figure of Jesus Christ in a three-quarter turn, with a big cross in his left hand, trampling upon the gates to hell. He is flanked by kneeling Adam and Eva.
Inv. № 2179. © Novgorod State United Museum
Bibliography:
Иконы Великого Новгорода XI-начала XVI веков. Авторы проекта Л.В. Нерсесян и С.В.Обух. М. Северный паломник. 2008. №37.
General view
Face of Christ
Adam
Eve
The Old Testament saints standing to the right