Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Iconography: Demetreus of Thessaloniki, the Great Martyr
Date: XIII century. The end of the 12th - the beginning of the 13th c.
Origin: From the lower Church of Demetrius of Thessaloniki of the Assumption Cathedral in Dmitrov, built in 1713. Discovered in 1919 by N.N.Pomerantsev.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 156 cm, width 108 cm
St. Demetrius is depicted seated on a throne; with his left hand he holds a sheath and is pulling out the sword with his right. In the left upper corner is the blessing Christ, to the right is a flying angel carrying the martyr’s wreath to Demetrius.
Inv. № 28600. © The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Bibliography:
Государственная Третьяковская Галерея. Каталог собрания. Древнерусское искусство X — начала XV века. Том I. № 14.
General view