Archangel Michael
Iconography: Michael, archangel
Date: XV century. Late 15th century.
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 60 cm, width 45 cm
The commander of the heavenly host is represented full-length, in a frontal pose, dressed in a long green dalmatic, its chest and hem are decorated with the ochroid stripes with the pattern made of the colored gemstones and the pearls. A tippet ties dalmatic at the waist. A cinnabar mantle tied at the neck is put on the dalmatic. Michael is holding a thin baton in his right hand and in his left hand – a transparency with the monogram of Christ. The icon has a specific feature: the thin baton is depicted with a trident.
Inv. № И-518. © State Rostov-Yaroslavl Architecture and Art Museum-Reserve
Bibliography: Вахрина В.И. Иконы Ростова Великого. М., 2006. № 8. С. 78.
General view