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Cross: Crucifixion of Christ, Old Believer Popovtsy workshop; crosses; Lord of Hosts iconography; Jesus Christ Bible; God the Father iconography; the moon iconography; Crucifixion iconography; the sun iconography; Adam Bible; Golgotha iconography; skull iconography; instruments of the Passion of the Lord iconography; Jerusalem Israel/Palestine; the Holy Spirit iconography; ornaments; inscriptions; halo iconography. On the eight-pointed cross is an image of the Crucifixion. Below the cross on which Christ is suspended is a grotto with Adam's skull and the tree of Seth; at the level of the footstool is a view of Jerusalem; on either side of Christ on a long beam are the sun and the moon. In the upper part, a bust-like image of the Lord of Hosts is depicted, below which is the dove of the Holy Spirit. The relief is deep and the style is rather schematic, somewhat archaizing especially visible in the facial features. The reverse is engraved with the words of a prayer to the Holy Cross and an image of an eight-pointed cross. 19th century, Russia. Cross, height 34.3 cm, width 17.1 cm., A metal cross-shaped object with a stepped, double-bar form, shown against a smooth light gray background; the cross has an aged golden-bronze color with darker brownish patina in recessed areas and along edges, and faint greenish spots in a few places; the surface is decorated with incised linear patterns and shallow engraved motifs creating rectangular panels and bands across the arms and stem, and there is an incised stylized cross motif within a lower panel; the edges are slightly raised forming a framed border around each section, and the overall finish appears matte with subtle sheen on worn high points.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A06_283

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (2.0Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Cross Crucifixion Christ Old Believer Popovtsy workshop crosses Lord Hosts iconography Jesus Christ Bible God Father iconography moon iconography Crucifixion iconography sun iconography Adam Bible Golgotha iconography skull iconography instruments Passion Lord iconography Jerusalem Israel Palestine Holy Spirit iconography ornaments inscriptions halo iconography eight-pointed cross image cross suspended grotto Adam's skull tree Seth level footstool view Jerusalem side long beam sun moon upper part bust- Hosts depicted dove Holy Spirit relief deep style schematic somewhat archaizing visible facial features reverse engraved words prayer Holy Cross 19th century Russia height 34.3 cm width 17.1 cm metal cross-shaped object stepped double-bar form shown smooth light gray background aged golden-bronze color darker brownish patina recessed areas edges faint greenish spots places surface decorated incised linear patterns shallow motifs creating rectangular panels bands across arms stem incised stylized motif within lower panel slightly raised forming framed border section finish matte subtle sheen worn high points.