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| Keywords: Russian - Resurrection of Christ - Walters 71260.jpg The center of this plaque shows the Anastasis Resurrection with Christ standing on the broken gates of hell and pulling Adam up from below as a sign that the Original Sin has been redeemed A kneeling Eve and other Old Testament figures wait to be saved Above Christ is shown as lord of the universe flanked by the Virgin Saint John the Baptist and the archangels Michael and Gabriel who pray to him for the salvation of humankind Below from left to right are the apostles Peter and Paul Saints Nicholas and Gregory the Theologian wrongly named John the Theologian in the accompanying inscription Dionysius the Areopagite and Alexis Metropolitan of Moscow Stephen George Catherine Sergius of Radonezh and Xenia The back of the plaque carries an image of the instruments of Christ's passion the Cross Crown of Thorns Lance and Reed with vinegar-soaked sponge century 16 17 Early Modern ivory cm 7 8 5 9 0 6 accession number 71 260 10633 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation on the back The King of Glory Jesus Christ conquers The Place of a Skull became Paradise A Millennium of Christianity Russian Art from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin central Russia Walters Art Museum license Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Religious art in Russia Art of the Russian Orthodox Church Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
