Dormition of the Holy Virgin
Iconography: Dormition of the Holy Virgin
Date: XVI century.
Iconographic school/art center: Yaroslavl school
Origin: From the Savior-Transfiguration Cahedral, Spasskiy Monastery (?), Yaroslavl.
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 79 cm, width 64 cm
The icon from the festival row. Against an architectural landscape is a figure of the Mother of God lying on the coach and surrounded by the apostles. In the center is a figure of Jesus Christ holding a swaddled baby, the symbol of the immaculate soul. To his left and right are angels and saints.
Inv. № 909. © Yaroslavl Art Museum
Bibliography:
Иконы Ярославля XIII — середины XVII века. М., 2009. Т. 1. Кат. № 45.
General view