Nativity of the Holy Virgin

Iconography:  Nativity of the Holy Virgin

Date: XVII century. The second half of the 17th c.

Origin: From the Сhurch of the Dormition in Alexandro-Kushtsky monastery, Vologda uezd.

Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera

Dimensions:  height 142 cm, width 122 cm

The scene of the Birth of the Virgin is portrayed against an architectural background.

Inv. NO ВОКМ 15315 © Vologda State Museum of History, Architecture and Art


  • General view
  • Anna
  • Women with the offerings
  • The washing of Mary
  • The caressing of St. Mary