Old Testament Trinity
Iconography: Hospitality of Abraham’s (The Old Testament Trinity)
Date: XIX century. 1837
Origin: From the church commemorating the Saint Life-Giving Trinity in the village of Ulom, Cherepovetskiy district, Novgorodskaya region (now – Cherepovetskiy district, Vologodskaya region).
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 107 cm, width 80 cm
The center of the composition shows the depiction of the three angels seated around the table throne. At their sides are represented standing Abraham and Sarah holding the phials in their hands. In the lower part of the composition is the servant immolating the calf.
Was deposited in 1938.
Restoration: the All-Russian Art Scientific and Restoration Center named after I.E. Grabar, 1993, restorer – Mironova L.A.
Inv. №1256/2. © Cherepovets Museum Association.
Bibliography: Куликова О.В. Древние лики Русского Севера. Из музейного собрания икон XIV-XIX веков города Череповца. М., 2009. Кат. № 116 (Илл. 117).
General view
The left angel, Abraham
The right angel; Immolation of the calf
The central angel
Sarah
Sarah. The face