Dormition of the Holy Virgin
Iconography: Dormition of the Holy Virgin
Date: XV century. Third quarter of the 15th c.
Iconographic school/art center: Novgorod school
Origin: From the Church of the Dormition at Volotovo Pole near Novgorod.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 90,5 cm, width 56 cm
The icon from the festival row of the iconostasis depicts a scene of the Dormition of the Holy Virgin. The Mother of God is depicted lying on the coach, surrounded by the apostles, against an architectural landscape. In the center is a figure of Jesus Christ holding a swaddled baby, the symbol of the immaculate soul.
Inv. № 3770. © Novgorod State United Museum
Bibliography:
Иконы Великого Новгорода XI - начала XVI веков. Авторы проекта Л.В. Нерсесян и С.В.Обух. М. Северный паломник. 2008. №38.
General view
Mullion
The apostles standing to the left
The apostles standing to the right
Fragment