John the Baptist
Iconography: John the Forerunner, prophet and baptist
Date: XVI century. c.1517
Origin: From the cathedral church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in the Philippo-Irapskaya hermitage.
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 94,4 cm, width 36,7 cm
The icon from the Deesis row of iconostasis. The depiction of John the Baptist full-length in a three-quarter turn.
Was deposited in the museum in 1927.
Restoration: МежСНРПМ, 1979, restorer – Belov S.P.
Inv. №280/3. © Cherepovets Museum Association.
Bibliography: Куликова О.В. Древние лики Русского Севера. Из музейного собрания икон XIV-XIX веков города Череповца. М., 2009. Кат. № 20.
General view
John the Baptist. Fragment