18th Century Icon "Holy Twelfth."

Period: eighteenth century. wood, gesso, tempraSize: length - 35.1 cm, width - 29.1 cm, height - 1.5 cm.General form: The twelfth Orthodox holidays are divided into the Lord's and the Mother of God. They are divided into non-transitory (annual are celebrated on the same day) and transitory (counted from Easter, moving with it in the calendar). The central part of the icon shows a close-up of the Resurrection of Christ (Easter). top row from left to right: the Holy Trinity, Nativity of the Mother of God, Entrance to the Temple of the Blessed Mother of God, Blagovest. Second row from top: Nativity of Christ, Presentation of the Lord. Third row from top: Epiphany of the Lord, Transfiguration of the Lord. Bottom row from left to right: the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem; the Ascension of Christ; the Dormition of the Blessed Mother of God; the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord.Initially the icon was painted with tempeh on gesso applied to the board. Writing technique, markings characteristic of Old Believers (since the second half of the 17th century, Old Believers in icon painting acted as defenders of the Byzantine and Old Russian canons). The icon was then restored with oil paint. The reverse side undamaged. Pin.