ICON of the Prophet Elijah. Russia, late 18th - early 19th c - Lot 157

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ICON of the Prophet Elijah. Russia, late 18th - early 19th c - Lot 157
ICON of the Prophet Elijah. Russia, late 18th - early 19th century. In the center, Elijah is represented in a cave on Mount Horeb (Book of Kings I, 19, 9). On the left side, in the upper corner, the Lord Sabaoth, with underneath Elijah invoking the rain at Mount Carmel (Book of Kings I, 18, 42), the fire of the sacrifice before the prophets of Baal (Book of Kings I, 18, 38) and the nourishing angel in the desert (Book of Kings I, 19, 7). On the right side, the parting of the waters of the Jordan (Book of Kings, II, 2, 8) and the abduction of Elijah by a chariot of fire under the eyes of his disciple Elisha (Book of Kings, II, 2, 12). All scenes are captioned (one caption is missing). Tempera on wood. 53,5 x 43,5 cm. The two plates have been glued back together.
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