Japheth, the forefather. The parable of the Pharisee and the Publican

Iconography:  Japheth, The forefather, Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, The

Date: XVIII century. The end of the 17th - the beginning of the 18th c.

Iconographic school/art center:  Novgorod school

Origin: From the Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin, the village of Peryodki, Borovichi disctrict, the Novgorod region.

Material: Wood, tempera

Dimensions:  height 102,5 cm, width 32,2 cm

From the forefather row of the iconostasis with gospel scenes. The upper part represents the Fatherland, the lower part depicts forefather Japheth, the lower part depicts the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican.

Inv. № 18429. © Novgorod State United Museum


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