Deisus Range and praying Novgorodians
Iconography: Deisus row
Date: XV century. 1467
Iconographic school/art center: Novgorod school
Origin: From the Church of St. Nicholas Kachanov (St. Panteleimon), Novgorod.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 112 cm, width 85 cm
The icon is divided horizontally into two equal registers (the heavenly and the worldly areas). In the first register are the seven-figured Deesis with a figure of the Savior enthroned in the center. In the lower register are the figures of prayers divided into two groups.
Inv. № 7638. © Novgorod State United Museum
Inv. № 7638. © 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. №42.