Description:
A LARGE AND VERY FINE MELKITE ICON SHOWING THE PROPHET ELIJAH AND HIS FIERY ASCENT TO HEAVEN Aleppo, Neemeh Al-Mussawir (zugeschrieben), um 1700 Aleppo, Neemeh Al-Mussawir (attributed), circa 1700 Einzeltafel mit zwei aufgenagelten Rückseiten-Sponki. Applizierte Randleiste, Eitempera Tempera on wood panel. Executed on a gold ground. The haloes ornately punched and set with a metal crown. The Prophet in a chariot dragged by a winged horse, in a fiery glory ascends on to heaven, while handing over his blue mantle to his disciple, the latter standing on a rocky landscape. The upper and lower border inscribed in Arabic. Minor losses to the borders. 66.4 x 43.5 cm.
