John the Baptist, St.
Iconography: John the Forerunner, prophet and baptist
Date: XVI century. 1515
Origin: From Vvedensky church, Kornilievo-Komelsky monastery, Vologda uezd.
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 192 cm, width 67,8 cm
The icon from the Deesis row. The saint is portrayed full-length. John is shown wearing milot (mantle) and chiton, his right hand is raised in blessing in a prophetic gesture, in his right hand he holds a scroll.
Inv. NO ВОКМ 10528 © Vologda State Museum of History, Architecture and Art
General view
John the Baptist. A fragment
John the Baptist. A fragment