AN ICONOSTASIS CRUCIFIX
RUSSIAN (PALEKH-SCHOOL), 19TH CENTURY
Christ on the cross, above the Old of the Days emerging from swirling clouds and holding a globe, the Holy Spirit in a gold circular glory flanked by the darkened sun and moon and two angles with veiled hands, the city walls of Jerusalem visible behind Christ's feet with the summit of Golgotha and the skull of Adam below
23 5/8 x 12 1/8 in. (60 x 30.8 cm)
AN ICONOSTASIS CRUCIFIX
RUSSIAN (PALEKH-SCHOOL), 19TH CENTURY
Christ on the cross, above the Old of the Days emerging from swirling clouds and holding a globe, the Holy Spirit in a gold circular glory flanked by the darkened sun and moon and two angles with veiled hands, the city walls of Jerusalem visible behind Christ's feet with the summit of Golgotha and the skull of Adam below
23 5/8 x 12 1/8 in. (60 x 30.8 cm)
