Icon - Prazdniki

tempera, board, chalk-gypsum base, silvering; 30.7 x 26.8 x 2.3 cm;
Russia, 19th century.
Expansive central scene with depiction of Anastasis - Descent of Christ into the Abyss and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, surrounded by 12 outer quatrefoils showing scenes of the main Feasts of the Russian Church of the Liturgical Year. Explanatory inscriptions in Cyrillic. Border decorated with a multicolored engraved geometric motif framed by a red band.