Entry in Jerusalem
Iconography: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem
Date: XVI century.
Iconographic school/art center: Pskov icon-painting school
Origin: From the church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Pskov
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 68 cm, width 91 cm
The icon from the Festival row of iconostasis. The centre of the composition shows Christ sitting on a donkey in a practically frontal pose, His legs are on the side of a viewer and His head is turned to the people walking out of the town. He is followed by the apostles headed by apostle Peter.
Inv. № 1662. © Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Fine Arts Museum-Reserve
Bibliography: Васильева О.А. Иконы Пскова. М., 2006. № 44. С. 174.
General view