Christ Enthroned

Iconography:  Savior Enthroned

Date: XV century. Third quarter of the 15th c.

Iconographic school/art center:  Novgorod school

Origin: From the Deesis row of the iconostasis in the Church of Saint Blaise at Volosovaya street in Novgorod.

Material: Wood, tempera

Dimensions:  height 152,5 cm, width 109 cm

A full-length figure of Jesus Christ enthroned is depicted in accordance with the canon. He is raising his right hand in a gesture of blessing and holding an open Gospel book in his left hand.

Inv. № 2825. © 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. №29.


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