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Source Description
St. Nicholas, the 4th-century bishop of Myra (in present-day Turkey), was one of the most venerated saints in Russia. Considered almost a "national" saint, he was second only to the Mother of God as a protector and intercessor with God. The small figures in the icon's upper corners refer to the legend in which Christ and the Virgin appeared to Nicholas before he was elected bishop. The saint holds a Gospel book open to the passage read on his feast day, December 6: "At that time Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast" (Luke 6:17).
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Document identity
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11346
label
Icon of Saint Nicholas
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object
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Source metadata
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11346
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object
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title
Icon of Saint Nicholas
description
St. Nicholas, the 4th-century bishop of Myra (in present-day Turkey), was one of the most venerated saints in Russia. Considered almost a "national" saint, he was second only to the Mother of God as a protector and intercessor with God. The small figures in the icon's upper corners refer to the legend in which Christ and the Virgin appeared to Nicholas before he was elected bishop. The saint holds a Gospel book open to the passage read on his feast day, December 6: "At that time Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast" (Luke 6:17).
provenance
Arthur and Marguerite E. Blake, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1967, by gift.
date
ca. 1800 (Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Enamels
icons
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
28
height
24.5
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 x W: 9 5/8 x D: 1/8 in. (28 x 24.5 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
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Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
copper alloy, gilt, champlevé enamel
creator_ids
2745
6214
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BYZ
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956
563
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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d3eb1049199d5394