Caption

Icon: St. Nicholas. Russian workshop. Nicholas of Myra St.; ca. 270–345/352. Icon depicting saints; swords, weapons; bishops; Mandylion iconography; inscriptions; cities. The icon shows Saint Nicholas holding a sword in his right hand and a model of a city in his left. Proportions appear foreshortened; the relief has a clearly archaizing character. Background is cut out. Frame features a floral pattern, with a small plaque bearing an image of the Mandylion on the axis. 2nd half of the 18th–19th century, Russia. Icon; height 7.5 cm, width 5.8 cm., A square metal object with a small rectangular tab at the top, shown against a light gray background, appears weathered with rough, uneven edges and several irregular cutouts in its interior; the metal surface is primarily dark gray with areas of lighter gray and subtle brownish spots, and the cutouts reveal the background color through them.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A19_027

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Icon St Nicholas Russian workshop Myra St ca 270–345 352 depicting saints swords weapons bishops Mandylion iconography inscriptions cities icon Saint Nicholas holding sword right hand model city left Proportions foreshortened relief archaizing character Background cut Frame features floral pattern small plaque bearing image Mandylion axis 2nd half 18th–19th century Russia height 7.5 cm width 5.8 cm square metal object small rectangular tab top shown light gray background weathered rough uneven edges several irregular cutouts interior metal surface primarily dark gray areas lighter gray subtle brownish spots cutouts reveal background color them.