Holy Virgin and Child, The
Iconography: Holy Virgin Enthroned with the Divine Child
Date: XIV century.
Iconographic school/art center: Novgorod school
Origin: From the Church of SS Peter and Paul in Kozhevniki, Novgorod.
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 147,5 cm, width 95,5 cm
A full-length figure of the Holy Virgin is depicted in full-length, turned to the left, standing on the oval pedestal of the backless throne. With both hands she is holding the infant Christ seated leaning backwards.
Inv. № 2827. © 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. №10.
General view
Face of Holy Virgin
Face of Christ