Icon: Last Judgment
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| Painting, Tempera on panel and
gilding, 177x120 cm |
| Origin: Russia, 16th century,
Workshop in Kargopol |
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This complex, multi-figure composition is divided into two
parts, with Paradise to the left and Hell to the right. In the
upper part is Christ as Judge, weighing each man's virtues against
his sins and despatching sinners to Hell. A winding snake with 20
loops illustrates various sins. The righteous, headed by the
Apostle Peter, are moving towards Paradise. At the bottom of the
icon are small scenes showing various tortures which await the
sinners. Novgorod traditions - the abundance of red and green, many
inscriptions - are clearly felt in this icon, but stylistic
indications suggest that it was the work of a master from the
Russian North.
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| Personage: Christ |
| Source of entry: State
Hermitage Expedition, Arkhangelsk Region, 1957 |
| School: North Russian
Schools |
| Theme: The Bible and
Christianity |
| Exibition: Culture of
Muscovite Russia: 15th - 17th centuries |
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