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RUSSIAN, 17TH CENTURY
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AN EXTENDED DEISIS
RUSSIAN, 17TH CENTURY
In the centre the traditional Deisis showing the Mother of God and John the Baptist in supplication to Christ Pantokrator, the latter portrayed seated on a wooden carved throne with a cushion, flanked by the two archangels, Michael to the left and Gabriel to the right, both presenting Christ with an orb and bearing the messenger's staff, the composition further extended by the portrayal of Apostle Peter and St. Basil to the left and Apostle Paul and St. Nicholas to the right, each holding his attributes and dressed according to his Ecclesiastical order, all figures skillfully executed, the bright shades of their faces standing out against the deeper colours of the vestments (where the reds and greens predominate) and the ochre and green background
12 7/8 x 35 in. (32.75 x 89 cm)
RUSSIAN, 17TH CENTURY
In the centre the traditional Deisis showing the Mother of God and John the Baptist in supplication to Christ Pantokrator, the latter portrayed seated on a wooden carved throne with a cushion, flanked by the two archangels, Michael to the left and Gabriel to the right, both presenting Christ with an orb and bearing the messenger's staff, the composition further extended by the portrayal of Apostle Peter and St. Basil to the left and Apostle Paul and St. Nicholas to the right, each holding his attributes and dressed according to his Ecclesiastical order, all figures skillfully executed, the bright shades of their faces standing out against the deeper colours of the vestments (where the reds and greens predominate) and the ochre and green background
12 7/8 x 35 in. (32.75 x 89 cm)
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