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LE PROPHÈTE ÉLIE icône melkite peinte sur bois. Fond d'or incisé et estamp
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THE PROPHET ELIE Melkite icon painted on wood. Incised and stamped gold background. The Holy Prophet Elijah is armed with a scimitar and cuts off the heads of the prophets of Baal (I Kings XVIII, 40). God the Father blessing him from above. To the left is the altar on which Elijah's burnt offering is being consumed. Dedication and signature: "Constituted waqf by fire (...). It was painted by the priest Kyrillos al- Musawwir, R.B. (Regular, Basilian) in the year 1779." Lebanon, Saïda, Greek-Catholic convent of Saint-Sauveur, 18th century.
Height: 42 cm-Width: 32 cm (Small chips, restorations)
EXHIBITION
Our icon was featured in No. 35 of the reference exhibition "Melkite Icons" at the Nicolas Sursock Museum in Beirut, May 16-June 15, 1969.
The icon is pleasing in its composition: the liveliness of the colors and the ornamentation of the background and borders. Note the realism of the flowing blood, the prophets' headdresses, the shape of the scimitar, the faces with oriental features, all elements typical of Melkite iconography. The author: Kyrillos al Musawwir was an icon-painting priest of the Basilian order, whose work was mainly produced in the second half of the 18th century. As indicated in the bottom right-hand corner with the word "waqf", these were commissioned in memory of the deceased (a kind of "ex voto") and donated to the church for its iconostasis.
Height: 42 cm-Width: 32 cm (Small chips, restorations)
EXHIBITION
Our icon was featured in No. 35 of the reference exhibition "Melkite Icons" at the Nicolas Sursock Museum in Beirut, May 16-June 15, 1969.
The icon is pleasing in its composition: the liveliness of the colors and the ornamentation of the background and borders. Note the realism of the flowing blood, the prophets' headdresses, the shape of the scimitar, the faces with oriental features, all elements typical of Melkite iconography. The author: Kyrillos al Musawwir was an icon-painting priest of the Basilian order, whose work was mainly produced in the second half of the 18th century. As indicated in the bottom right-hand corner with the word "waqf", these were commissioned in memory of the deceased (a kind of "ex voto") and donated to the church for its iconostasis.