Anastasis with Feasts, The

Painting

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Anastasis with Feasts, The

Entry/Object ID

2005.02.085

Description

Tempera on curved wooden panel bordered in maroon and black. Gold Cyrillic captions are located at the top, bottom, and 3x on each side of the lowered central image. The largest image in the middle shows a variety of scenes with Christ shown three times (forward facing, facing the left, and bent over facing the right) clothes in light brown-pink robe over a gray-green tunic. The head of a red fish is in the lower left corner. Surrounding this image are twelve other miniature paintings depicting scenes in Christ's life.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Tempera

Collection

Betsy Scheuring Icon Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2005.02

Source or Donor

Betsy Scheuring

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Betsy Scheuring

Made/Created

Date made

1875 - 1900

Place

* Untyped Place

Northern Russia

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Icon

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

12-1/4 in

Depth

1-3/4 in

Exhibition

Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

This icon depicts the Resurrection of Christ by means of his descent into Hell in where he saves the just of past eras, including Adam and Eve. The twelve surrounding scenes refer to the major festivals in the Orthodox Church. There is ample use of gold leaf in the background and the haloes of figures. Gold paint is also used for the icon’s inscriptions.