WOODEN 'TRAVELLING ICONOSTASIS' WITH 15 PANELS Guslitsy (Russia), late 19th century

wood, levkas, tempera 52 x 151.5 cm total, 52 x 9.5 cm (each panel), 52 x 19.6 cm (central panel) Condition: generally well preserved, losses of paint along the edges of the panels The tradition of creating 'Travelling iconostases' was spread in Russia since the 16th - 17th centuries. The 'Travelling Church', representing in a reduced size the iconostasis of a church filled with rows of icons, accompanied Russian people on various campaigns and journeys.