Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, St., with scenes from her life
Iconography: Parasceva of Iconium (Pyatnitsa), the Great Martyress, Hagiographic Cycle of the Great Martyress Parasceva of Iconium (Pyatnitsa)
Date: XVII century. The late 17th century.
Iconographic school/art center: North of Russia.
Origin: From the Chapel of the Archangel Michael in the village of Lizhmozero on Maly Ostrov, Kondopozhsky district, the Republic of Karelia.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 114 cm, width 89,5 cm
In the center is the full-length figure of St. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa with a cross and unfolded scroll in hands. The centerpiece is surrounded by fourteen border scenes.
Inv. № И-1493. © Republic of Karelia Museum of Fine Arts
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