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Icons

The assembly of ancient Russian art of the museum includes painting, wooden sculpture and copper moulding. However, most significant and valuable part of the collection are icons. The early samples of icons dated the time of icon golden age paintings of the 15th century: they belong to the most outstanding Moscow and Novgorod schools. The icons of the 16th-17th centuries are the testimony of great achievement and art originality of the masters from Yarosluvl, Kostroma, Aphona, northern areas. The deeply original and expressive Siberian letter is represented by the icons of the local masters of the second half of the 17th-18th centuries.

• CONVERSATION OF THE CHRIST.

  15th century. Moscow style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. Two fitted, end-to-end, one-sided slats. 78 х 66
  Received in 1991 from the N. Velichko collection, Moscow.

• OUR LADY HODEGETRIA OF SMOLENSK.

  15th century. Northern style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. One fitted, end-to-end, slat and two bracket slats. 58,4х38х3,3
  Received in 1977 from the N. Velichko collection, Moscow.

• SELECTED SACRED NIKOLAS, ILYA AND FLORUS.

  16th century. Northern style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. One fitted, end-to-end, slat and two bracket slats. 65х46х4,5
  Received in 1980 from the N. Velichko collection, Moscow.

   

• THE VERNICLE (WET BEARD).

  16th century. Northern style?
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. Two fitted, end-to-end, one-sided slats. 93х63х4,5
  Received in 1977 from the N. Velichko collection, Moscow.

   

• OUR LADY OF VLADIMIR.

  Late17th century. Siberian style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. Two fitted, end-to-end, crossed slats. 145х105х4,5
  Received in 1934 from Znamensky Monastery, Irkutsk.

   

• THE PROPHET JOHN THE BAPTIST.

  Late17th century. Siberian style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. Two fitted, non-end-to-end, crossed slats. 125х43х4
  Received in 1934 from Znamensky Monastery, Irkutsk.

   

• THE MIRACLE OF SS FLORUS AND LAURUS.

  Late17th century. Siberian style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. Two fitted, non-end-to-end, crossed slats. 91х75х4,5
  Received in 1935 from the Church of St. Vladimir, Irkutsk.

   

• NIKON KRASOVSKY? THE EPIPHANY.

  Early18th century. Siberian style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. Two fitted, non-end-to-end, crossed slats. 159х126х5,3
  Received in 1934 from Trinity Cathedral, Irkutsk

   

• DOUBLE-SIDED IKON (GONFALON). THE VERNICLE (obverse). THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST (reverse).

  
  17th century. Siberian style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, wood. 74х58х1
  Received in 1949, gift M. Ribkina, city Ilimsk, Irkutsk area

   

• ST. SERGIUS OF RADONEZH.

  Early18th century. Siberian style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. Two fitted, end-to-end, one-sided slats. 159х88х4,8.
  Received in 1935 from the Church of St. Vladimir, Irkutsk.

   

• SS CATHERINE AND BARBARIAN.

  1764. Siberian style.
  Egg tempera over gesso, canvas on wood. Two fitted, end-to-end, one-sided slats. 90х69х3,3
  Received in 1935 from the Church of St. Vladimir, Irkutsk.