Elevation of the Cross
Iconography: Elevation of Honored and Life-Giving Cross of Our Lord, The
Date: XVIII century. 1793
Iconographic school/art center: The Palekh iconographic school
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera, gold
Dimensions: height 31,5 cm, width 26,5 cm
Patriarch Macarius with two deacons elevating the Cross is depicted against a five-domed church. At the left is the Emperor Constantine, on the right is the Empress Helena.
Registration number ГМПИ 1668\191. ДИ-35-И. © The State Museum of Palekh Art
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