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THE APOSTLE PETER
RUSSIAN (MOSCOW SCHOOL), EARLY 16TH CENTURY
The panel, originally part of an iconostasis, representing the Apostle bending forwards to the direction where Christ would appear, holding a closed scroll and his attribute the key, with his other hand gesturing in supplication, his face framed by short hair and a beard, painted with deep colours, his garments rendered with green and yellow, the folds outlined in black
41¾ x 20 1/8 in. (106 x 51 cm)
RUSSIAN (MOSCOW SCHOOL), EARLY 16TH CENTURY
The panel, originally part of an iconostasis, representing the Apostle bending forwards to the direction where Christ would appear, holding a closed scroll and his attribute the key, with his other hand gesturing in supplication, his face framed by short hair and a beard, painted with deep colours, his garments rendered with green and yellow, the folds outlined in black
41¾ x 20 1/8 in. (106 x 51 cm)
Literature
Catalogue of the exhibition Le Réel Transfiguré. Icônes Russes du XVè au XXè Siècle, Tesse Museum, November 1988 - January 1989, no.10 (including references to previous exhibitions)
Catalogue of the exhibition Icona.Volto del Mistero, (Milan, 1991), p.182, table 60
Catalogue of the exhibition Icona.Volto del Mistero, (Milan, 1991), p.182, table 60
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