Archangel Michael’s miracle of Florus and Laurus
Iconography: Miracle of the Archangel Michael with Florus and Laurus
Date: XVII century. 1603
Icon-painter: Grigoryev Isaakiy
Origin: From the church commemorating the Nativity of Christ in the village of Bogorodskoye, Cherepovetsky district, Novgorodskaya region (now the territory of town Cherepovets, Vologodskaya region).
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 181 cm, width 130,5 cm
Practically half the huge board is covered with the figures of archangel Michael and saints Florus and Laurus standing on the rocks. The wings of the archangel are lifted upwards. At the feet of each rock is a rider sitting on a horse of different color – the gray, the white and the black. The iconographer mentions the names of the riders – Eliseth, Seth and Egliseth instead of the traditional Speusipp, Eulesipp and Meuleusipp. Behind Michael and the saints can be seen the town wall with the arched windows and towers. In the lower part of the composition are depicted the horses at the watering.
Was deposited in 1935.
Restoration: МежСНРПМ, 1984-1985, restorer – Veselov S.B.
Inscription in the lower part of the icon: «ЛЕТА 7112 (1603) ГОДУ МЕСЯЦА СЕНТЯБРЯ В 8 ДЕНЬ НА ПРАЗДНИК РОЖДЕСТВА ПРЕСВЯТЫЕ БОГОРОДИЦЫ НАПИСАН БЫСТЬ СИЙ ОБРАЗ СВЯТЫХ ВЕЛИКОМУЧЕНИК ФЛОРА И ЛАВРА ПРИ БЛАГОВЕРНОМ ЦАРЕ ГОСУДАРЕ И ВЕЛИКОМ КНЯЗЕ БОРИСЕ ФЕДОРОВИЧЕ ВСЕЯ РУСИ ПРИ МИТРОПОЛИТЕ ИОНЕ РОСТОВСКОМ ТРУДЫ И ТЩАНИЕ ИКОНОПИСЦА ИСАКИЯ ГРИГОРЬЕВА СЫНА ПОВЕЛЕНИЕМ ТРЕТЬЯКА АЛЕСАРОВА СЫНА ЧЕСТИКОВА ИЗ ДЕРЕВНИ ПАНТИНА БОГОРОДЦКОГО СЕЛА»
Inv. №1042. © Cherepovets Museum Association.
Bibliography: Куликова О.В. Древние лики Русского Севера. Из музейного собрания икон XIV-XIX веков города Череповца. М., 2009. С.20, кат. № 41 (Илл. 42).
General view
Archangel Michael
Archangel Michael. Fragment
Archangel Michael. Fragment
St. Florus
St. Laurus
Lower part of the icon
Horses at the watering