Archangel Gabriel and The Descent into Hell.
Iconography: Gabriel, archangel , Resurrection – The Descent into Hell
Date: XVI century.
Iconographic school/art center: Pskov icon-painting school
Origin: From the church of Dmitry Myrotochivy on the field in Pskov
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 126 cm, width 36 cm
the lower tier is shown the full-length depiction of archangel Gabriel in a three-quarter turn. In the upper tier is represented the Descent into Hell.
Inv. №1367. © Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Fine Arts Museum-Reserve
Bibliiography: Васильева О.А. Иконы Пскова. М., 2006. № 84. С. 275.
General view