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A monumental icon of the Resurrection of Christ, circumscribed by eighteen Scenes of the Passion, Ru
138.2 by 113cm; 54 1/2 by 44 1/2 in.
Catalogue note
The iconography of the Resurrection, which dates from the early Christian period, follows closely from the description in the Apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus, 21, 1. “A loud voice like thunder sounded, ‘lift up your gates and be lifted up , O everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in’. Hades sent Satan to resist, and ordered his demons to secure the brass gates and the iron bars and hold down the bolts…but the brazen gates were broken, the bars crushed, and the dead were loosened from their bonds…and so the King of Glory entered in like a man, and all the dark places of Hades were illumined. He stretched out his right hand, and took hold of our forefather Adam, and raised him up…”
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Please note that on 27 July 2022 the United States imposed import tariffs on certain Russian goods. This lot may be subject to a tariff upon import into the United States. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the value declared upon entry into the United States.
138.2 by 113cm; 54 1/2 by 44 1/2 in.
Catalogue note
The iconography of the Resurrection, which dates from the early Christian period, follows closely from the description in the Apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus, 21, 1. “A loud voice like thunder sounded, ‘lift up your gates and be lifted up , O everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in’. Hades sent Satan to resist, and ordered his demons to secure the brass gates and the iron bars and hold down the bolts…but the brazen gates were broken, the bars crushed, and the dead were loosened from their bonds…and so the King of Glory entered in like a man, and all the dark places of Hades were illumined. He stretched out his right hand, and took hold of our forefather Adam, and raised him up…”
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that on 27 July 2022 the United States imposed import tariffs on certain Russian goods. This lot may be subject to a tariff upon import into the United States. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the value declared upon entry into the United States.
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