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RUSSIAN (MOSCOW), EARLY 16TH CENTURY
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ARCHANGEL GABRIEL FROM THE DEISIS ROW OF AN ICONOSTASIS
RUSSIAN (MOSCOW), EARLY 16TH CENTURY
The monumental figure of the angel bending slightly forward to the direction where Christ would be, with a diadem on his stylised, curly hair, wearing green liturgical vestments complimented by golden and gem-studded accessories and matching shoes, with a red cape knotted on his chest and solid brown wings, the translucent orb in his right hand defined by a double, white rim, including Christ's initial, with his other hand carrying a heraldic staff, the serene, refined face executed in brown and modelled with the use of red and green shades
46¼ x 18¾ in. (117.5 x 47.6 cm)
RUSSIAN (MOSCOW), EARLY 16TH CENTURY
The monumental figure of the angel bending slightly forward to the direction where Christ would be, with a diadem on his stylised, curly hair, wearing green liturgical vestments complimented by golden and gem-studded accessories and matching shoes, with a red cape knotted on his chest and solid brown wings, the translucent orb in his right hand defined by a double, white rim, including Christ's initial, with his other hand carrying a heraldic staff, the serene, refined face executed in brown and modelled with the use of red and green shades
46¼ x 18¾ in. (117.5 x 47.6 cm)
Literature
Catalogue of the exhibition Golden Light. Masterpieces of the Art of the Icon Koninklijk Museum, (Antwerp, 1988), no.35
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