Alexis, the metropolitan of Moscow
Iconography: Alexis St., Metropolitan of all Russia and Wonderworker of Moscow
Date: XV century. Second half of the 15th c.
Origin: From the Pokrov monastery in Suzdal.
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera, canvas
Dimensions: height 28 cm, width 21 cm
Waist-length depiction of the metropolitan Alexis, his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing before his chest and his left hand holds the Gospel. The saint is dressed in the white klobuk and sakkos-polystaurion. The icon has an inscription which makes it unique: «Чюд(отворец) Алексии», where the metropolitan is not called saint and the word «чюдотворец» which normally goes after the name is put before it.
Inv. № В-6300/38
© The Vladimir-Suzdal History, Architecture and Art Museum and Reserve
Bibliography: Иконы Владимира и Суздаля. М., 2006. №4. С. 96-99. (Описание А.С. Преображенского)
General view