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RUSSIAN, 17TH CENTURY
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THE LIFE OF PROPHET ELIJAH IN THE WILDERNESS AND HIS FIERY ASCENT TO HEAVEN, WITH A GILT METAL BASMA
RUSSIAN, 17TH CENTURY
The narrative of the Saint's life in the desert and his crossing of the river Jordan, followed by his ascent to heaven via a chariot drawn by a quadriga, set against an orange-red mandorla supported by an angel; the segment of heaven to the upper left corner suggesting the Divine presence; the image rendered delicately in earth tones, the figures with applied metal haloes
12 x 10 3/8 in. (30.5 x 26.5 cm.)
RUSSIAN, 17TH CENTURY
The narrative of the Saint's life in the desert and his crossing of the river Jordan, followed by his ascent to heaven via a chariot drawn by a quadriga, set against an orange-red mandorla supported by an angel; the segment of heaven to the upper left corner suggesting the Divine presence; the image rendered delicately in earth tones, the figures with applied metal haloes
12 x 10 3/8 in. (30.5 x 26.5 cm.)
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