![2nd of 2 images]({"src":"//img.bruun-rasmussen.dk/g/BRFull/Bredgade/876/785971-13_288x400.jpg?v=6","srcset":"//img.bruun-rasmussen.dk/g/BRFull/Bredgade/876/785971-13_576x800.jpg?v=6 2x"})
Yaroslavl School, early 17th century
A highly important Russian icon depicting “Jesus's Entry into Jerusalem”. Behind Christ, His disciples follow, usually headed by Peter and John – both Apostles being described as “pillars of the Church” by the Fathers. The end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week is heralded by Palm Sunday, which remembers the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey (Matthew 21:1–11). This is a key event in Christ’s ministry, as well as being celebrated since antiquity. Tempera on wood panel. Yaroslavl School, early 17th century. 49×34 cm.
Christ enters the gate of Jerusalem on the back of a donkey (known in the West as Palm Sunday and one of the major feasts of the church) with his entourage in triumph (from the left) the citizens bearing palm branches and crying “hosanna”. Children are shown collecting the branches that they have cut down from the palm trees. The ancestry of the design can be traced to Byzantine icons. Already in the tenth century, all the elements of the composition are present in detail. The iconography owes its ultimate origin to the imperial Roman adventus – the visit of the emperor, or a high-ranking official of the state to a city. The higher the rank of the visitor the further out of the city the officials and citizens came to greet him.
Provenance: Acquired by the Norwegian Commercial Attaché Richard Zeiner-Henriksen (1878–1965) in Russia 1922–1931 and later bought directly from him. Thus, the present icon comes from Richard Zeiner-Henriksen's original collection of around 75 icons.
The submission of bids on this lot number requires the prior registration of a valid debit/credit card, presentation of photo ID and the payment of a deposit of 25.000 DKK on request. Registration of debit/credit card, photo ID and deposit is due no later than the 29th November.
Please contact Bruun Rasmussen regarding this via email: bids@bruun-rasmussen.dk or tel.: +45 8818 1013.
Konditionsrapport ved forespørgsel. Kontakt: icons@bruun-rasmussen.dk Condition report on request. Please contact: icons@bruun-rasmussen.dk
The submission of bids on this lot number requires the prior registration of a valid debit/credit card, presentation of photo ID and the payment of a deposit of 50.000 DKK on request. Registration of debit/credit card, photo ID and deposit is due no later than Friday 24 November. Please contact Bruun Rasmussen regarding this via email: bids@bruun-rasmussen.dk or tel.: +45 8818 1013.
Russian art & icons, 1 December 2017