A large icon showing the prophet Elijah in the Wilderness

127 - A large icon showing the prophet Elijah in the Wilderness

Russian, circa 1600 Hintergrund und Nimbus vergoldet. Min. rest. Verso kyrillische Einritzung. 48,5 x 40 cm Egg tempera on wood. Gesso ground. Kovcheg. Against a gold background, gilded halo. Minimal restored. Scratched Cyrillic inscription on the reverse. Bach Kerit umgesetzt. Elija als greiser, auf einen Stock gestützter Prophet ist in ein 48.5 x 40 cm Rabe, der Brot im Schnabel trägt und als typologisches Vorzeichen der Ankunft des Reich The robust figure of the Prophet is seated on the mouth of his cave and holding a staff. He turns his head to the right and gazes up the raven seen flying in the top right of the icon. The appearance of the raven is sometimes interpreted as a typological omen of the coming of God`s Kingdom. The bread the raven brought him in the desert was a precursor of the consecrated bread Christians receive during the Eucharist. The deserted mountain, painted with earth colours, the subdued tones of the imagery contrasting with the darkness of the grotto. Pfahls der Aschera, versammeln. Jeweils ein Stier soll von den Vertretern der Literatur: A. Tradigo: Ikonen - Meisterwerke der Ostkirche, Berlin 2005, 81. Ausstellungskatalog: Ikonen und ostkirchliches Kultgerät aus rheinischem Privatbesitz, Köln 1990, Kat. 135. S. Morsink: The Power of Icons, Amsterdam 2006, Kat. 37.

Russland, um 1600

Catalogueprice: 20.000 - 25.000 €

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