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RUSSIAN, 16TH CENTURY; THE BASMA OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
RUSSIAN, 16TH CENTURY; THE BASMA OF THE 17TH CENTURY
Standing, slightly turned to his left, dressed in a cuirass and a long red cape, with one red and one military boot, his prolonged wings outstretched, having pulled his sword out of its case, the Archangel raising it in an alerted manner, the red colour of the cape standing out against the green tones of the wings, the garments and the saturated shade of the lower background
11¼ x 8 7/8 in. (28.6 x 22.5 cm)
RUSSIAN, 16TH CENTURY; THE BASMA OF THE 17TH CENTURY
Standing, slightly turned to his left, dressed in a cuirass and a long red cape, with one red and one military boot, his prolonged wings outstretched, having pulled his sword out of its case, the Archangel raising it in an alerted manner, the red colour of the cape standing out against the green tones of the wings, the garments and the saturated shade of the lower background
11¼ x 8 7/8 in. (28.6 x 22.5 cm)
Literature
Catalogue of the exhibition D'un Autre Monde. Icônes Inconnues et Art Byzantin, Koninklijk Museum, (Antwerp, 1997), no. 67
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