Nicholas the Wonderworker
Iconography: Nicholas (Dvorischensky)
Date: XVI century. The late 13th – early 14th centuries. 1530-1540s.
Iconographic school/art center: Novgorod school
Material: Wood, tempera
Diameter: 45 cm
Nicholas the Wonderworker is depicted in frontal position; his right hand is raised in two-finger blessing. With his left hand, covered with the edge of phelony and omophorion, the saint holds a closed Gospel book.
Inv. № 2176. © Novgorod State United Museum
Bibliography:
Иконы Великого Новгорода XI- начала XVI веков. Авторы проекта Л.В. Нерсесян и С.В.Обух. М. Северный паломник. 2008. № 5.
General view
Face of Nicolas the Wonderworker