Image Not Made by Hands, or Holy Mandylion, The
Name/Title
Image Not Made by Hands, or Holy Mandylion, TheEntry/Object ID
2005.02.031Description
Curved wooden panel once painted blue-green with mixed oil and tempera image of Christ's head and shoulders on the topside. The border of this icon consists of gold leaf with a geometric design in yellow, red, teal, and navy blue. Similar patterning surrounds Christ's halo, although only the red and teal colors are used along with the gold leaf. Christ is shown with wide blue eyes , shoulder length brown curly hair, and a short split beard with a mustache. A silhouette of his neck appears in the folds of a white cloth with gold border that his portrait uses as a background. There is no makers mark or inscriptions on the back for further details.Type of Painting
PanelArtwork Details
Medium
Tempera, OilCollection
Betsy Scheuring Icon CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2005.02Source or Donor
Betsy ScheuringAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Betsy ScheuringMade/Created
Date made
circa 1850Place
* Untyped Place
St. Petersburg, RussiaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
IconNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, ReligiousNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
12-3/4 inWidth
10-1/4 inDepth
1-7/8 inExhibitions
Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)
Surveying the Sacred: Analysis of the Scheuring Collection of Eastern Orthodox Icons (2025)