65. "The City of Jerusalem", pilgrimage icon, 1863, rare collector's item

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65. "The City of Jerusalem", pilgrimage icon, 1863, rare collector's item

Starting price:

EUR 2.000

Sold

EUR 8.750

tempera, gold and silver foil on canvas, 135 x 194 cm, 135 Ã 194 cm

In the centre is presented the scene of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, on the right and left sides, Mother of God with Christ Child and Jesus Pantocrator, surrounded by scenes of their life. On the upper left side are represented scenes from the Creation (Adam and Eve in Heaven etc.), and on the upper right side (The Ascension into Heaven of Prophet Elijah, The Raising of Lazarus). Up in the centre is represented the Last Judgement, in two Deisis registers, and Archangel Michael weighs the sins, Saint Peter receives the souls of the righteous in Heaven and, on the right side, the devils throw the sinners' souls in Hell.

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