Entrance into Jerusalem

Iconography:  Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem

Date: XIX century. The second half of the 19th century.

Material: Levkas, oil-paint

Dimensions:  height 30,9 cm, width 24,7 cm

In the central part of the icon is the figure of Christ seated on a donkey, followed by the apostles. They are being welcomed by the residents of Jerusalem.

Received from the Interior Ministry of the Moldavia SSR.

Inv. № РЖ – 1776. © S.D.Erzi Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Mordovia

Bibliography:

Русское искусство XVIII - XX века: живопись, икона, культовая деревянная скульптура, графика, скульптура: каталог. Т.1 / МРМИИ им. С.Д. Эрьзи; [редкол.: Л.Н. Нарбекова и др.; авт. - сост.: Т.В. Елисеева, Е.А. Вишнякова]. Саранск, 2009. № 107. С. 81.

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