42. Icon on glass, "The Crucifixion of the Lord", painter Ioan Pop, Făgăraș, first half of the 19th Century, extreme rare piece, from the collection of the literary critic Șerban Cioculescu

Starting price

EUR 400

Sold

EUR 2.750

Session

Wed, 5 July 2023 19:00

In the centre, the Crucifixion scene is illustrated on a silver background, according to the compositional scheme established in Byzantine art. The cross with the crucified Jesus is placed symmetrically in the centre of the composition, with Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist standing on either side of the cross in an attitude of deep pain. Above the horizontal arm of the cross, to the left and right, is the inscription designating the scene: "The Crucifixion of HS". (M.B.)

Dimensions

width 44 cm, height 51 cm

Description

tempera and silver foil on glass

Research information

In the present, two similar icons are known, but newer than this one, in private collections, published in the "... Through me, Ioan Pop the Painter"), by Ioana Rusoiu, Elena Băjenaru, Ana Dumitran and Szőcs Fülöp Károly, Alba Iulia, 2008, p. 121, pos. 114 and 115.

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