Solovetsky Monastery in the White Sea, Republic of Karelia, Russia, Northeastern Europe
about 1700. Tempera on levka on wood, very rare execution with round fields.
t noon the resurrection of Christ is the journey to hell. The fields listed from left to right and from top to bottom.
1. Birth of the Virgin
2. Introduction of the Virgin into the temple
3. The Trinity
4. Annunciation
5. Birth
6. Introduction of Christ into the temple
7. Baptism of Christ
8. Meeting at the golden gate
9. Renewal from Lazarus
10 Christi introduction into Jerusalem
11. Crucification of Christ
12. Pentecost
13. Foundation of a monastery
14 Foundation of a monastery
15. Finding of the cross
16.The dead of the Virgin.
A rare collector icon