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