RUSSIA, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY

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A Carved Ivory Icon of the Resurrection**
Russia, last quarter of the 18th century
Rectangular, the central panel depicting the Resurrection of Christ, surrounded by panels depicting the Twelve Great Feasts of Orthodoxy, all within beaded borders, scrolling foliage and flowerheads, on a silk-lined wood panel
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high; 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) wide

来源

Laurence A. Steinhardt, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, acquired during his tenure 1939-1941.
By descent through the family.

出版

W. Salmond, exhibition catalogue, Tradition in Transition: Russian Icons in the Age of the Romanovs, Washington, D.C., Hillwood Museum and Gardens, 2004, illustrated p. 35, No. 6 and p. 41, pl. 5.

展览

Washington, D.C., Hillwood Museum and Gardens, Tradition in Transition: Russian Icons in the Age of the Romanovs, June 1 to December 31, 2004.

注意事项

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Ksenya Malina

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拍品专文

This icon, showing Christ floating above His open tomb, reflects the influence, starting in the late 18th century, of Western (Catholic) portrayals of the Resurrection.