Resurrection of Christ

Iconography:  Resurrection – The Descent into Hell

Date: XIV century. The end of the 14th-16th century.

Iconographic school/art center:  Pskov.

Origin: From the Trinity Cathedral of Ostrov (later the icon became part of the collection of N.Likhachev).

Material: Wood, tempera

Dimensions:  height 82 cm, width 66 cm

The icon represents Christ’s Descent into Hell. 


Inv. № ДРЖ-2120. © Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg, 2011

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