Descent into Hell
Iconography: Resurrection – The Descent into Hell
Date: XVII century.
Iconographic school/art center: Pskov icon-painting school
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 98 cm, width 70 cm
From the Festival row of iconostasis. In the centre of the composition is represented Christ in the almond-shaped halo holding a scroll in his left hand standing on the broken gates of the Hell. To His right is depicted Adam followed by the prophets David, Solomon, Daniel and John the Baptist, to the left are the Old Testament prophets and Eve in the red omophorion bowing before the feet of the Savior.
Inv. № 1653. © Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Fine Arts Museum-Reserve
Bibliography: Васильева О.А. Иконы Пскова. М., 2006. № 150. С. 462.
General view