Entry

St. Paul

Painting

DescriptionTempera 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.

Entry/Object ID

2005.02.067

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

Exhibition

Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)

Exhibition

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.

St. Paul

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