Archangel Michael. From the Deisus Chin (Row) ("Zvenigorodsky")
Iconography: Michael, archangel
Date: XV century. Early 15th century (1410s)
Iconographic school/art center: Moscow school
Icon-painter: Rublev, Andrei
Origin: The row could be part of the iconostasis of either the princely Church of the Assumption or the neighboring Church of the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 158 cm, width 108 cm
A half-length image of the Apostle Michael in a three-quarter turn.
Smooth lines and exquisite color scheme convey an ideal image of the heavenly protector and defender of humankind standing near the Savior.
Inv. № 12864. © The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Bibliography: Иконопись из собрания Третьяковской галереи. М., 2008.С. 110.
General view