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Barbara, St, Parasceva and Juliana, St, with the scenes of the lifes of Barbara, Juliana of Heliopolis and Juliana of Nicomedia, St.

Iconography:  Parasceva of Iconium (Pyatnitsa), the Great Martyress, Barbara, St., Juliana of Heliopolis, St., Juliana of Nicomedia, St., Hagiographic cycle Juliana Nicomedia, Житийный цикл Варвары и Иулиании Илиопольской

Date: XV century.

Iconographic school/art center:  Pskov icon-painting school

Origin: From the Church of St. Barbara, Pskov.

Material: Wood, tempera

Dimensions:  height 131 cm, width 107,3 cm

In the center of the icon are three female martyrs that were particularly venerated in Pskov. In the center is the figure Barbara, the saint patroness of the church, where the icon comes from, flanked by Parasceva Pyatnitsa and Juliana. The icon belongs to the “zhitiyny” (hagiographic) type of the icons, in which the scenes of the saint’s life go one after another without being strictly divided into panels, with one theme smoothly following another. The scenes are dedicated to the lives of SS Barbara and Juliana. The accompanying titles, partially lost, were read and restored by A.N.Ovchinnikov in accordance with the Life of the Saints texts.

Inv. № 2921. © 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. №98.


  • General view
  • St. Parasceva Pyatnitsa
  • Barbara the Martyr
  • The lashing of Juliana; the eparch orders to burn Juliana with candles
  • Juliana being hung by hair
  • The Breaking of Juliana on the wheel
  • The Decapitation of Barbara and Juliana
  • Fragment