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RUSSIAN, THE SILVER RIZA MARKED WITH MOSCOW TOWNMARK OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY

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THE ANASTASIS
RUSSIAN, THE SILVER RIZA MARKED WITH MOSCOW TOWNMARK OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
At the left lower corner, Christ trampling on the gates of the Underworld, raising Adam, Eve and the righteous Forefathers, to the right the Women at the Tomb, the latter containing only the swaddling cloth, above the glorious Christ emerging from his sarcophagus, the main composition surrounded by events related to the Passion cycle, painted mainly with beige, red and green colours, the highlights of the garments painted in gold, framed by a silver riza with traces of gilding, inscribed with the titles of the represented episodes on the border
9 7/8 x 12 in. (25 x 30 cm)
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