Annunciation
Iconography: Annunciation of the Most Holy Virgin
Date: XVII century. Beginning of the 19th century
Origin: From the church commemorating Saint Nicholas (1673) in the village of Dimitrievo, Cherepovetskiy district, Novgorodskaya region (now Cherepovetskiy district, Vologodskaya region)
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 121 cm, width 106,3 cm
Against the architectural background is depicted the scene of Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos. Archangel Gabriel faces the Mother of God sitting on the throne. In the upper part of the icon is half-figure of Sabaoth in a three-quarter turn.
Was deposited in 1978.
Restoration: the All-Russian Art Scientific and Restoration Center named after I.E. Grabar, 1992, restorer – Tsirul G.V.
Inv. №5563/115. © Cherepovets Museum Association.
Bibliography: Куликова О.В. Древние лики Русского Севера. Из музейного собрания икон XIV-XIX веков города Череповца. М., 2009. Кат. № 90 (Илл. 91).
General view
Archangel Gabriel; The Lord of Sabaoth
Archangel Gabriel
Mother of God. Fragment
Face of the Mother of God