Ascension
Iconography: Ascension of Our Lord
Date: XVI century.
Iconographic school/art center: Pskov icon-painting school
Origin: From the church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Pskov
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 91 cm, width 67 cm
The icon depicts the scene of the Ascension of Our Lord. In the lower part of the icon are depicted twelve apostles and the Mother of God with the angels. Above in the mandorla being held by the two angels is the figure of Jesus Christ. A specific feature of the icon is the stone with the traces of the Savior’s feet on it.
Inv. № 1664. © Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Fine Arts Museum-Reserve
Bibliography: Васильева О.А. Иконы Пскова. М., 2006. № 47. С. 184.
General view