Entry

St. Nicholas

Object/Artifact

DescriptionBrass triptych with onion dome shapes at the top. The central panel depicts St. Nicholas with a full head of hair and full beard holding a gospel book in one hand. Throughout the icon there is a presence of a reddish deposit.

Entry/Object ID

2005.02.113

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

1880 - 1900

Place

Country

Russia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Top of the three panels

Translation

Saint's names

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

4 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Material

Brass

Exhibition

Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

For the biography of St. Nicholas, please see 2005.02.066. The triptych features St. Nicholas in the central panel holding an open Bible and flanked by Christ and the Virgin in clouds. God appears in the section above St. Nicholas with his hands spread in benediction and a dove and a crossed halo belonging to Christ immediately below, all reflecting the notion of the Trinity. On either of the triptych’s side panels, other saints turn toward and praise Nicholas. The curvilinear sections above the side panels feature two figures in devotional poses.

St. Nicholas

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