Leaf of the Sanctuary Doors. Eucharist, Evangelist John with Prochorus, St. Luke the Evangelist

Iconography:  Half-doors of Holy Gates

Date: XV century. Late 15th century

Origin: From the chapel built in honor of the Synaxis of St. Michael the Archangel in the village Vakhnovo, Cherepovetsky district, Novgorodskaya province (flooded by the Rybinskoye reservoir).

Material: Wood, tempera

Dimensions:  height 103,3 cm, width 41 cm

In the upper part is depicted the scene of Eucharist. Below are shown the depicitons of John the Theologian and St. Prochorus. In the lower part of the Sanctuary Doors is represented St. Luke the Evangelist.

Was deposited in 1935.

Restoration: ВХНРЦ, 1992 г. restorer Ovchinnikov A.N.

Inv. №1032/5. © Cherepovets Museum Association

Bibliography: Куликова О.В. Древние лики Русского Севера. Из музейного собрания икон XIV-XIX веков города Череповца. М., 2009. Кат. № 4.  

  • General view
  • Eucharist
  • John the Theologian and Prochorus
  • John the Theologian
  • Prochorus
  • Apostle Luke