One iconostasis seen in three ways (3)
18th century bronze and enamel iconostasis with inscriptions in Church-Slavonic (Russia) showing John the Baptist holding (and baptising) the Jesus child. The depiction of the Prodromos (forerunner) follows the Byzantine visual tradition and originally was part of a tripartite foldable and portable depiction of the Deesis (showing also Mary and Christ the Pantokrator). The theological point of this piece is the intervention of John and Mary on behalf of humanity.
This image: as before, but a close-up and trying to show the heavy usage of the piece.
One iconostasis seen in three ways (3)
18th century bronze and enamel iconostasis with inscriptions in Church-Slavonic (Russia) showing John the Baptist holding (and baptising) the Jesus child. The depiction of the Prodromos (forerunner) follows the Byzantine visual tradition and originally was part of a tripartite foldable and portable depiction of the Deesis (showing also Mary and Christ the Pantokrator). The theological point of this piece is the intervention of John and Mary on behalf of humanity.
This image: as before, but a close-up and trying to show the heavy usage of the piece.