Christophorus the Martyr
Iconography: Christophorus the martyr, St.
Date: XVII century.
Origin: From the church commemorating Saint prince Alexander Nevsky, the village of Ivatchevo, Kirillovsky district, Novgorodskaya region (now Kirillovsky district of the Vologodskaya region)
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 180 cm, width 58,5 cm
Waist-length depiction of martyr Christophorus with a cross in his right hand and a sword in his left hand.
Was deposited in 1927.
Restoration: the All-Russian Art Scientific and Restoration Center named after I.E. Grabar, restorer – Mironova L.A.
Inv. №311. © Cherepovets Museum Association.
Bibliography: Куликова О.В. Древние лики Русского Севера. Из музейного собрания икон XIV-XIX веков города Череповца. М., 2009. Кат. № 43 (Илл. 44).
General view
Martyr Christophorus. Fragment