Apostle Peter
Iconography: Peter the Apostle
Date: XVI century. The early 16th century.
Iconographic school/art center: The Novgorod school, the northern province.
Origin: From the Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands in the village of Pulozero, Belomorsky district, the Republic of Karelia.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 104,5 cm, width 40,5 cm
The full-length figure of the Apostle Peter in prayer. The color solution of the Deesis row is based on the typical Novgorodian three-color scheme – red, green and yellow. The images are noted for internal expression, though more powerful shapes gave way to slim proportions.
Inv. № И-1319. © Republic of Karelia Museum of Fine Arts
Bibliography: СD ROM «Иконопись Карелии». Музей изобразительных искусств Республики Карелия. 2002
General view
The Apostle Peter. A fragment