List of oldest Russian icons
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This is the complete list of extant icons created in Russia before and during the reign of Alexander Nevsky (1220–63).
1000–1130
Image | Name and date | Provenance | Current location | |
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Russo-Byzantine icons (possibly painted by Greek artists in Kievan Rus) | ||||
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Saviour in a Golden Riza c. 1050 (overpainted in 1699) |
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | |
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Saints Peter and Paul c. 1050 (partly overpainted in the 16th century) |
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | Novgorod Art Museum | |
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Saint George // Hodegetria (double-sided) c. 1100 |
Yuriev Monastery Dormition Cathedral, Moscow |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | |
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Theotokos of Vladimir c. 1100 |
Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir Dormition Cathedral, Moscow |
State Tretyakov Gallery (Tolmachi Church) |
1130–1200
Image | Name and date | Provenance | Current location | |
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Icons of Novgorod | ||||
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Ustyug Annunciation, c. 1130 |
Yuriev Monastery |
State Tretyakov Gallery | |
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Saint George c. 1130 |
Yuriev Monastery | State Tretyakov Gallery | |
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The Sign (double-sided) c. 1150 |
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | |
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The Mandylion (double-sided) c. 1180 |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | Tretyakov Gallery | |
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Angel of Golden Locks | Rumyantsev Museum | State Russian Museum | |
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Eleusa | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | State Tretyakov Gallery | |
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Saint Nicholas c. 1200 |
Novodevichy Convent | State Tretyakov Gallery | |
Icons of Vladimir-Suzdal | ||||
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Theotokos of Bogolyubovo 1155 |
Bogolyubovo | Convent of Princesses, Vladimir | |
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Our Lady of Saint Theodore // Saint Paraskevi (double-sided) |
Gorodets-on-the-Volga (Alexander Nevsky's family) |
Theophany Monastery, Kostroma | |
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Deesis with the Archangels 1180s? |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | State Tretyakov Gallery |
1200–1250
See also
Sources
- В. Д. Сарабьянов, Э. С. Смирнова. История древнерусской живописи. М., ПСТГУ, 2007.