Russian icon with religious narratives and travel icon, 19th century

Height x width x depth: 55 x 46 x 3.7 cm.

The scene is dominated by the Crucifixion of Christ, complemented by two medallions with the Virgin and Child on one side and the Archangel with two prophets on the other. In the central scene, at the foot of the cross of Christ's torture is Mary, understood not only as a person, but also as a representative image of the Church. Together with her Magdalene and another woman echo Mary's sorrow and almost compose a funeral chorus, expressing their closeness to Jesus with their weeping. On the opposite side the apostle John and the centurion Longinus.