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Religious tempura on panel polychrome icon depicting the "Prophet Elijah and His Fiery Ascension" with a central image of the Prophet sitting in his cave in the desert surrounded by iconographic scenes including a vision of the angel to the left and of preparing to cross the river Jordan to the right. Above him in a fiery red cloud the Prophet ascends to heaven in a chariot drawn by four winged horses. The Prophet drops his mantle to Elisha, his successor, kneeled below. With Russian inscriptions describing the content throughout and additional saints flanking the central image within the border. The central image is recessed for emphasis. 14" H x 12" W x 1" D. Russian, late 19th century.
CONDITION: With scattered areas of retouching to central image and paint restoration to border. Some minor losses to edges. Craquelure and natural wood separation to panel, cohesive with age.
