Parasсeva Pyatnitsa
Iconography: Parasceva of Iconium (Pyatnitsa), the Great Martyress
Date: XVII century. Mid 17th c.
Origin: From the Church of St. Nicholas of Zaryadsk in Murom.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 90 cm, width 70,5 cm
The half-length figure of St. Paraskeva; in her left hand she is holding a cross; with her left hand she supports a scroll unfolded upward, with the first words of the Symbol of Faith. Quite interesting is an inscription on either side of the saint interpreting her Greek name Paraskeva as a nickname and her nickname as a name “С (вя)тая Пятница Христова м (у)ч(е)ница нарицаемая // Порасковея”. The icon is noted for its contrast color solution – a red-orange cloak, white sudarium and dark-blue, almost black, chiton against a dark-blue background. The saint’s features are distinguished by round brows, deep eyes and thin nose.
General view