Caption

Two wings of a prayer triptych: St. Demetrius of Solon and images of church feasts; Russian workshop; Ascension iconographic; Descent into Hell iconographic; spears; Demetrius of Thessalonica St., ca. 280–ca. 304; Lias iconographic; horse iconographic; Mandylion iconographic; cherubim; Hand of God iconographic; Resurrection of Christ iconographic; Jesus Christ Bible; saints; martyrs; warrior saints; ripides. In the middle wing, on a rearing horse, St. Demetrius is shown driving a spear into the body of Lias, who is lying under his hooves. The preserved side wing depicts the Descent into Hell and the Ascension. Above the central wing is the Mandylion, framed by two cherubs. The cast form is simple and slightly archaic. The left side wing is missing, and the upper left hinge is damaged. 18th century, Russia. Triptych two wings; height 8.5 cm, width 9.3 cm., A rectangular metal object with a hinged flap sits against a plain light gray background; the metal has a patina of brownish bronze and darker brown areas with hints of greenish oxidation. The main panel shows a shallow, V-shaped impression and an overall mottled texture in bronze and brown tones, while the hinged flap to the left displays similar brown and bronze coloring with slightly darker mottling. Along the top edge a decorative cutout features a pair of symmetrical, stylized animal-like shapes in darker brown metal, and the bottom edge shows a thin lip with darker brown shading. Overall the image presents a weathered bronze and brown metal object with small areas of darker brown and subtle greenish tints.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_033

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77.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two wings prayer triptych St Demetrius Solon images church feasts Russian workshop Ascension iconographic Descent Hell iconographic spears Thessalonica St ca 280–ca 304 Lias iconographic horse iconographic Mandylion iconographic cherubim Hand God iconographic Resurrection Christ iconographic Jesus Christ Bible saints martyrs warrior saints ripides middle wing rearing horse shown driving spear body Lias lying under hooves preserved side wing depicts Hell Ascension central wing Mandylion framed two cherubs cast form simple slightly archaic left side wing missing upper left hinge damaged 18th century Russia Triptych two wings height 8.5 cm width 9.3 cm rectangular metal object hinged flap sits plain light gray background metal patina brownish bronze darker brown areas hints greenish oxidation main panel shallow V-shaped impression mottled texture bronze brown tones hinged flap left displays brown bronze coloring slightly darker mottling top edge decorative cutout features pair symmetrical stylized animal- shapes darker brown metal bottom edge thin lip darker brown shading image presents weathered bronze brown metal object small areas darker brown subtle greenish tints.