CALENDAR ICON FOR MARCH
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Icon for one month painted on a panel made of a sheet of paper or parchment and built up with gesso. Background is in gold. In center of front one above the other are three scenes: 1 the Crucifixion, 2 the Annunciation, 3 Christ in a medallion surrounded by angels and resting on seraph. There are three rows of saints at either side, each identified by name. On the back are three rows of saints, each identified by name.
- Object name:
- CALENDAR ICON FOR MARCH
- Made from:
- Tempera on wood with gesso -- linen -- and gilding
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 1600-1700
- Size:
- 28.6 × 23.3 cm (11 1/4 × 9 3/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 54.6
- Class:
- ICON
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION names of saints
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973