RUSSIAN ICON "CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST"

RUSSIAN ICON FROM THE MOSCOW SCHOOL DEPICTING THE CRUCIFIXION, ALSO KNOWN AS A STAVROTHECA. THE SCENE DEPICTS GOLGOTHA WITH CHRIST SURROUNDED BY SACRED FIGURES AND SCENES OF THE PASSION, THE DEPOSITION FROM THE CROSS, AND THE ENTOMBMENT. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF TRADITIONAL PAINTING, A BRONZE ORTHODOX CROSS, FINELY CAST AND CHISELED, IS INSERTED IN THE CENTRAL PART, SET DIRECTLY INTO THE WOODEN PANEL. PERIOD: LATE 18TH CENTURY. MEASUREMENTS: 56x42.5 cm. EURO 1,500.00