St. Nicholas

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Artist Russian School

Title St. Nicholas

Date 16th–17th century

Medium Tempera and gesso on panel

Dimensions Object: 12 3/8 × 10 1/8 × 2 in. (31.4 × 25.7 × 5.1 cm)
Overall: 12 3/8 × 10 1/8 × 2 in. (31.4 × 25.7 × 5.1 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 86.45

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About this Work

An icon is a painting of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint. It serves as a symbolic representation of the person depicted. Icons are not meant to be worshipped, but they are venerated and used as aids to prayerful devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Christian traditions. Often painted on wooden panels, such as this image of St. Nicholas, icons are also made from a variety of other materials, including stone.

Although the Byzantine Empire ended in the 15th century, the Byzantine style continued in countries where Eastern Orthodox Christianity flourished. This elegant icon illustrates the abstracted essence of that style.

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