Jacob Borovitsky, St., in a silver case
Iconography: Иаков Боровичский (Новгородский), праведный
Date: XIX century.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 10,8 cm, width 8,1 cm
St. Jacob Borovitsky is a Russian saint, a Fool in Christ and the Wonderworker of Borovichi and Novgorod. The righteous Jacob is portrayed standing before the Mother of God of Iveron. In the lower part is a panoramic view of the Iveron Monastery surrounded by a lake. The icon’s date is established from the silver setting manufactured in Saratov in 1871.
Inv. № Ж-3485. © Radishchev State Art Museum, Saratov
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