Saint Nicholas (Nicholas of Zaraisk) with scenes from his life
Iconography: Nicholas of Zaraysk, St., Hagiographic cycle Nicholas
Date: XV century. Second half of the 15th c.
Origin: From the Pokrov monastery in Suzdal.
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 84 cm, width 51,5 cm
The centerpiece of the icon shows saint Nicholas the Wonderworker full-length, his hands spread apart. His right hand blesses and his left hand holds the Gospel book on the cloth. To the right and to the left of his halo are represented half-figures of Christ and the Mother of God in the two color pink and red aureoles. The centerpiece is surrounded by 18 scenes from the life and wonders of saint Nicholas.
Border scenes:
1. The Nativity of saint Nicholas.
2. The baptism of Saint Nicholas
3. Learning letters
4. Refusal to drink milk on Wednesdays and Fridays.
5. St. Nicholas consecrated as a deacon
6. St. Nicholas consecrated as a presbyter
7. St. Nicholas consecrated as a presbyter
8. Appearance before Tsar Constantine in his sleep
9. Appearance before eparch Evlavius in his sleep
10. Appearance before three imprisoned men
11. Saving three men from execution
12. Returning Agrik’s son Basilios
13. The Miracle of the sailors
14. Saving Demetrios from drowning
15. The miracle of the rug
16. Cutting the tree and exorcising a demon from a well
17. The transfer of St. Nicholas’s relics from Myra of Lycia to Bari
18. The entombment of the relics of Saint Nicholas
Inv. № В-6300/24 И-1200
© The Vladimir-Suzdal History, Architecture and Art Museum and Reserve
Bibliography: Иконы Владимира и Суздаля. М., 2006. № 5. С. 68-75. (Описание Е.В. Гладышевой)
General view