Icon - Quadripartite icon - Wood
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This is a Russian Orthodox icon of four saints, probably from the 18th–19th century, painted in egg tempera on a panel with a gilded background. The composition is divided into four panels with a central black cross organizing the figures.
Top left
Christ Pantocrator (ΙC XC).
Recognizable by:
The cruciform halo.
The inscription IC XC.
The Gospel in the left hand and the blessing with the right.
Top right
Saint Nicholas of Myra (ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣ or abbreviation in Greek/Slavonic).
Typical features:
Bishop with omophorion.
Gospel in the hand.
Elongated face with a short beard.
Bottom left
Saint Anastasia (probably Anastasia the Roman / Anastasia Pharmakolytria).
Indicators:
White veil.
Martyr’s cross in the hand.
Bottom right
Saint Paraskeva (Parascheva / Pyatnitsa).
Very common in Russian icons.
She usually carries:
Martyr’s cross.
Scroll or small reliquary (symbol of faith or healing).
Technical characteristics
Egg tempera on levkas (gesso).
Gold background.
Frame painted in dark red, typical of Russia.
Provincial Russian style, possibly from a popular workshop.
Function of the icon
This type of icons are called family or domestic icons. They were chosen as protective saints:
Christ
Saint Nicholas (universal protector)
two personal protective saints.
This is a Russian Orthodox icon of four saints, probably from the 18th–19th century, painted in egg tempera on a panel with a gilded background. The composition is divided into four panels with a central black cross organizing the figures.
Top left
Christ Pantocrator (ΙC XC).
Recognizable by:
The cruciform halo.
The inscription IC XC.
The Gospel in the left hand and the blessing with the right.
Top right
Saint Nicholas of Myra (ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣ or abbreviation in Greek/Slavonic).
Typical features:
Bishop with omophorion.
Gospel in the hand.
Elongated face with a short beard.
Bottom left
Saint Anastasia (probably Anastasia the Roman / Anastasia Pharmakolytria).
Indicators:
White veil.
Martyr’s cross in the hand.
Bottom right
Saint Paraskeva (Parascheva / Pyatnitsa).
Very common in Russian icons.
She usually carries:
Martyr’s cross.
Scroll or small reliquary (symbol of faith or healing).
Technical characteristics
Egg tempera on levkas (gesso).
Gold background.
Frame painted in dark red, typical of Russia.
Provincial Russian style, possibly from a popular workshop.
Function of the icon
This type of icons are called family or domestic icons. They were chosen as protective saints:
Christ
Saint Nicholas (universal protector)
two personal protective saints.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Iconography
Quadripartite icon
Weight
800 g
Material
Wood
Country of Origin
Russia
Height
34.2 cm
Width
27.2 cm
Depth
1.4 cm
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Estimated period
1800-1850
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