Icon info

Ascension of Our Lord

Iconography:  Ascension of Our Lord

Date: XVI century. The second half of the 16th century, 1560s

Origin: From the iconostasis of Cathedral of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin of the St. Antony monastery.

Material: Wood, tempera

Setting's material: Silver

Dimensions:  height 66,2 cm, width 55,8 cm

The icon depicts the scene of the Ascension of Our Lord. In the lower part of the icon are the twelve apostles and the Holy Virgin with the angels. Above, in the center, against a mandorla supported by the angels, is the figure of Jesus Christ.

Inv. № 2771. © Novgorod State United Museum


  • General view
  • The Apostles
  • The Apostles
  • The Apostles. A fragment
  • The Holy Virgin
  • The Apostles. A fragment
  • Jesus Christ against a mandorla, supported by the angels
  • The Angel