A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE CRUCIFIXION WITH SELECTED SAINTS, 19TH CENTURY
depicting the scene with Christ crucified on a cross in the center, with two women supporting the Theotokos in her grief on the left side of the cross, Christ`s disciple John standing beside the warrior on the right side of the cross, the Moon and the Sun are depicted in the upper corners of the composition, the selected saints shown along the border with three on each side. Egg tempera, gold leaf and gesso on wood panel. Two insert splints on the back. 40.5 x 36.5 cm (16 x 14 3/8 in.)