Tempera on curved wooden panel bordered in red, black, and olive green before lowered image. The central image is labelled in the top two corners and shows a man with grey-brown hair and beard dressed un green and red robes holding a gold leaf gospel book. He also has a gold leaf halo rimmed in red and he stands on a brown horizon line on a yellow background. Part of a matching set with 2005.02.055.
Type of Painting
Panel
Artwork Details
Medium
Tempera
Collection
Betsy Scheuring Icon Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2005.02
Source or Donor
Betsy Scheuring
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Betsy Scheuring
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1800
Place
* Untyped Place
Northern Russia
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Icon
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, Religious
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Religious Objects
Nomenclature Class
Ceremonial Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Dimensions
Height
20-7/8 in
Width
10-7/8 in
Depth
1-1/2 in
Exhibitions
Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)
Surveying the Sacred: Analysis of the Scheuring Collection of Eastern Orthodox Icons (2025)
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical Context
Label
For the biography of St. Paul, see 2005.02.004. In this icon, St. Paul holds the Gospels and stands in a three-quarter view looking toward the viewer’s left. His tall form and neatly drawn drapery reflect the Byzantine style. This panel belongs to a set that includes 2005.02.055, with the result that Sts. Paul and Thomas faced each other as they stood in similar poses.