Sybils
Iconography: Sybils
Date: XVIII century. 1715
Icon-painter: Alexander Kazantsev’s workshop
Origin: From the Church of St. Nicholas Naberezhny
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 77 cm, width 89 cm
The images of the ancient prophetesses belonging to the Western iconographic tradition are solemn and representative. Sybils Eritrea and Phrygia are shown bare-headed, wearing smart dresses with rich ornamentation against a conditional architectural The inscriptions partially reproduce the instructions of the iconographic original. Many of Sybils’ names are misspelt.
Deposited at the Museum on September 29, 1940. Restored in 1994-2002 at the Grabar Restoration Center by E.I.Buchilo.
General view