Ascension
Iconography: Ascension of Our Lord
Date: XVI century. First half of the 16th century
Iconographic school/art center: Pskov icon-painting school
Origin: From the church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Lyubyatovo
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 77 cm, width 54 cm
The icon depicts the scene of Ascension of Our Lord. In the lower part of the icon are represented twelve apostles and the Mother of God (Oranta type) with the angels. Above in the centre in the mandorla being held by the two angels is the figure of Jesus Christ.
Inv. № 1454. © Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Fine Arts Museum-Reserve
Bibliography: Васильева О.А. Иконы Пскова. М., 2006. № 59. С. 219
General view