Zosima and Savvaty, Sts., with the monastery
Iconography: Hermitage of the Venerable Zosima and Savvatiy of Solovki
Date: XVIII century.
Iconographic school/art center: North of Russia.
Origin: The origin is unknown (Olonetsky district, the Republic of Karelia).
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 83,3 cm, width 65 cm
An image of the Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord of the Solovetsky Monastery. In the center is an icon depicting Sts. Zosima and Savvaty standing in front of Jesus Christ. To the left are the wall tombs of the saints. On either side are the icons portraying the Mother of God with the Child and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Against the background are monks ringing the bells. The monastery is surrounded by the wall, around the monastery are the White Sea waters.
Inv. № И-339. © Republic of Karelia Museum of Fine Arts
General view
The Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord (Spaso-Preobrazhensky)
The icon depicting Sts. Zosima and Savvaty standing in front of Christ