Ancient icon of Saint Nicholas, Russia, 19th century, 18.5x14 in
Ancient icon of Saint Nicholas, Russia, 19th century, 18.5x10 in. Saint Nicholas was the bishop of Myra, represented as the perfect defender of the Christian faith, depicted with his bishop's robes with the omophorion on his shoulders and the Gospel in his hands.
During the Council of Nicaea, he confronted the heretic bishop Arius and was then defrocked and imprisoned. But an apparition of the Holy Virgin and Jesus Christ gave him back his freedom and his episcopal dignity, confirming him in the ...
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Ancient icon of Saint Nicholas, Russia, 19th century, 18.5x10 in. Saint Nicholas was the bishop of Myra, represented as the perfect defender of the Christian faith, depicted with his bishop's robes with the omophorion on his shoulders and the Gospel in his hands.
During the Council of Nicaea, he confronted the heretic bishop Arius and was then defrocked and imprisoned. But an apparition of the Holy Virgin and Jesus Christ gave him back his freedom and his episcopal dignity, confirming him in the true faith.
Provenance: Central Russia.
Technique: egg tempera.
Materials: wood, levkas.
Era: 19th century.
Measures: 18.5x14.2x1.1 inches.
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