File:13th-century unknown painters - Icon of St Nicholas - WGA23492.jpg
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Icon of St Nicholas |
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painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Date | 13th-14th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Egg tempera on panel, gesso ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 107 cm (42.1 in); width: 82 cm (32.2 in) dimensions QS:P2048,107U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,82U174728 |
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institution QS:P195,Q132783 |
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Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork reference_wga QS:P973,"http://www.wga.hu/html/m/master/zunk_x/01icon.html" |
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JPEG file comment | UNKNOWN ICON PAINTER, Russian
(13th or 14th century) Icon of St Nicholas 13th-14th century Egg tempera on panel, gesso ground, 107 x 82 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg Novgorod Veliky (Novgorod the Great) is one of the oldest Russian towns. In the 12th to 15th centuries it was the centre of a large republic, whose art was greatly influenced by popular ideas of beauty. This was especially striking in the art of painting of the 13th and early 14th centuries, the period to which the Hermitage icon of Saint Nicholas is dated. Its red background is usually noted, for the vivid red (cinnabar) background combined with the lemon-coloured halo and the bluishgreen vestment of the saint make a striking impression. The beauty of the icon is enhanced by the careful graphic treatment of the forms and by the ornamental design. The saint is represented as sublime and severe in accordance with the standard developed in the Christian art of Byzantium. But the vivid colours and embellishments adopted from folk art soften the hieratic posture and stern countenance, turning the austere Byzantine saint into the Russian Nikóla, who was believed to be involved in all of humans' daily doings and cares.
Author: UNKNOWN ICON PAINTER, Russian Title: Icon of St Nicholas Time-line: 1251-1300 School: Russian Form: painting Type: religious |
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