Resurrection – the Descent into Hell
Iconography: Resurrection
Date: XVII century.
Iconographic school/art center: Yaroslavl school
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 128 cm, width 108 cm
The Yaroslavl icon is a complex iconographic variant depicting the scenes of the Resurrection, the Descent into Hell and Paradise – the meeting between the Wise Thief and his forefather Enoch and the Prophet Elijah. This composition has been spread in Russia since the 17th century.
Inv. № Ж-1346. © Radishchev State Art Museum, Saratov
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