John the Baptist
Iconography: John the Forerunner, prophet and baptist
Date: XVI century.
Iconographic school/art center: Pskov icon-painting school
Origin: From the church of archangel Michael in the village Melnitsy of the Pskovsky district in the Pskov region
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 145 cm, width 63 cm
The icon from the Deesis row of iconostasis. Full-length depiction of John the Baptist in a three-quarter turn. He is depicted with the nude legs, his right hand raised up, dressed in the mantle and the himation.
Inv. № 2724. © Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Fine Arts Museum-Reserve
Bibliography: Васильева О.А. Иконы Пскова. М., 2006. № 75. С. 264.
General view