Reassurance of St. Thomas . Mid-Pentecost (The twelve year old Christ talking with the Pharisees in the Temple of Jerusalem)
Iconography: Proofing of the Apostle Thomas, Mid-Pentecost (The twelve year old Christ talking with the Pharisees in the Temple of Jerusalem)
Date: XV century. 1484-1504
Iconographic school/art center: Novgorod school
Origin: From the St. Sophia Cathedral, Novgorod.
Material: Tempera, canvas
Dimensions: height 24 cm, width 19,5 cm
From the complex of tablet icons from the St. Sophia cathedral. The front side of the icon depicts a scene of the Reassurance of St. Thomas, the reverse side carries a scene of Mid-Pentecost (The twelve year old Christ talking with the Pharisees in the Temple of Jerusalem). A donation from Mrs. Rockfeller.
Inv. № 3105. © 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. №58.
Reassurance of St. Thomas
Mid-Pentecost (The twelve year old Christ talking with the Pharisees in the Temple of Jerusalem)