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Descent Into Hell |
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Michael and Eutychios icon-painters. 1295 - 1317 46 x 38 cm. Tempera. Plaster ground on board. From the Church of the Mother of God Peribleptos (St. Clement’s), Ohrid. Today - at the Icon Gallery, Ohrid. Condition: The icon is well preserved. |
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Iconography: In the centre of the composition, in a rich gold striped mandorla, Jesus Christ is portrayed at the moment of His descent into hell. Under His feet are the crashed gates of hell. On the right side, Adam comes out of the grave supported by Christ; behind him are Eve and a group of saints. On the left side of Christ, over an open grave, stand the kings David and Solomon, behind them is St. John with a unknown saint. In the upper part, above the craggy rocks and Christ’s mandorla, a compact composition are portrayed angels with instruments of torture in their hands. Conservation: Conservation made at the laboratory of IPCM- Skopje.
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