Nativity of the Holy Virgin
Iconography: Nativity of the Holy Virgin
Date: XVII century. Late 17th - beginning of the 18th century
Iconographic school/art center: Pskov icon-painting school
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 96 cm, width 69 cm
Against the architectural background is depicted the high bed with St. Anne lying in it; serving maids are interceding. Below before the bed is the scene of the washing of the newborn baby. In the lower right corner Joachim and Anne are cuddling up the child.
Inv. № 29460. © Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Fine Arts Museum-Reserve
Bibliography: Васильева О.А. Иконы Пскова. М., 2006. № 146. С. 462.