Icon Painting depicting the Fiery Ascent of the Prophet Elijah, Russian School 17th Century and later

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Icon Painting depicting the Fiery Ascent of the Prophet Elijah, Russian School 17th Century and laterA rich and illuminating Russian Christian Religious icon painting depicting The Fiery Ascent of the Prophet Elijah. The iconography of the Fiery Ascent is based on Book 4 of Kings (I: 825; II: 914) In Russia one of the earliest Novgorod churches dedicated to Elijah was erected in 11981202. Featuring the Prophet Elijah ascending to Heaven riding a quadriga (Greek: , translit. tethrippos, lit. "four horses") , a car or chariot drawn by four horses

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