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Anastasis (Christ's Descent into Hell)

Anastasis (Christ's Descent into Hell)

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Artist
Unknown (Russian)
Title
Anastasis (Christ's Descent into Hell)
Date
late 19th or early 20th century (late 16th-century style)
Medium
Oil and gold on wood panel
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 11 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Joseph E. Davies
Accession No.
37.1.10
Classification
Icons
Geography
Russia

Related

before 1929, Voznesensky Monastery (Moscow, Russia); 1937, U.S.S.R. government facilitated sale to Joseph E. Davies [ambassador to U.S.S.R.] (Washington, DC); 1937, Joseph E. Davies gifted to University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1967, transferred to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Alumni Association of the University of Wisconsin of the City of New York. "The Joseph E. Davies Collection of Russian Paintings and Icons Presented to The University of Wisconsin." New York: Alumni Association of the University of Wisconsin of the City of New York, 1938. p. 71, no. 109
  • Il'in, Nikolas. "Prodannye Sokrovishcha Rossii." Moscow: Trilistnik, Russkii Avangard, 2000. p. 77
  • Galavaris, George. "Icons from the Elvehjem Art Center." Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, 1973. pp. 54-57, no. 3

  • Romanovs, The: Legacy of an Empire Lost: The Museum of Russian Art, 11/16/2013–3/23/2014
  • Holy Image, Sacred Presence: Russian Icons, 1500-1900: Chazen Museum of Art, 3/12/2011–6/5/2011
  • Icons: The Paine Art Center, 12/6/1964–1/28/1965
  • Masterpieces of Art from the Collections of the University of Wisconsin and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 6/15/1949–7/8/1949
  • Masterpieces of Art in the Wisconsin Centennial Exhibition: [Wisconsin State Fair], 8/7/1948–8/17/1948
  • Joseph E. Davies Collection of Paintings, The : Milwaukee Art Institute, 10/1/1938–10/31/1938
  • Joseph E. Davies Collection of Russian Paintings and Icons Presented to the University of Wisconsin: Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 6/1/1938–6/30/1938

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