The Presentation of Our Lord
Iconography: Presentation of Our Lord (Candlemas)
Date: XVI century.
Iconographic school/art center: Pskov icon-painting school
Origin: From the church of Myrrh-Bearers in Pskov
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 78 cm, width 56 cm
To the right and to the left of the sanctuary throne under the ciborium are two groups of interceding saints – Mary with Joseph holding two doves and the elder Simeon with the prophetess Anna. Christ is depicted on the hands of St. Simeon and Simeon himself bends over the throne as if intending to put the Divine Child on it. On the throne are depicted the Old Testament tables.
Inv. № 1596. © Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Fine Arts Museum-Reserve
Bibliography: Васильева О.А. Иконы Пскова. М., 2006. № 64. С. 238.
General view