John the Forerunner
Iconography: John the Forerunner, prophet and baptist
Date: XVI century. First third of the 16th century.
Origin: The icon was deposited in the museum in 1941 as part of the Deesis row of iconostasis from the church commemorating the Intercession in the village of Gumenets in Rostovskiy district. The icons were transferred there in 1824 from the church commemorating Demetrius of Thessaloniki in the village of Ponikarovo of Rostovskiy district.
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 96 cm, width 67 cm
Waist-length depiction of John the Forerunner in a three-quarter turn.
Inv. № И-544. © State Rostov-Yaroslavl Architecture and Art Museum-Reserve
Bilbiography: Вахрина В.И. Иконы Ростова Великого. М., 2006. № 18. С. 100-102.
General view