Portable Triptych Icon: The Resurrection and Anastasis
1604
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1604
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a small, foldable wooden panel with three painted scenes side by side. On the left, Jesus hangs on the cross. In the middle, he rises from a tomb while pulling Adam and Eve from their graves. On the right, people kneel before a holy image of Mary and baby Jesus. This triptych was made for private prayer—easy to carry, easy to close. The middle scene shows *Anastasis*, a Byzantine way of painting the Resurrection where Christ breaks the gates of hell. These portable icons were common in 17th-century Russia, meant for personal devotion, not just churches. To see more like this, look up 17th century.
