Icon info

Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem

Iconography:  Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem

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 66,3 cm, width 55 cm

The icon depicts the scene of the Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem. Jesus Christ sits on the ass, followed by the apostles. Christ is welcomed by people standing by the walls of Jerusalem.

Inv. № 2772. © Novgorod State United Museum


  • General view
  • Jesus Christ
  • The Apostles
  • The Apostles. A fragment
  • The welcomers
  • The welcomers. A fragment
  • The architectural landscape
  • The man tearing off a palm branch
  • The man strewing Christ’s path with clothes
  • The man strewing Christ’s path with clothes