Nativity of the Holy Virgin with scenes from her life
Iconography: Nativity of the Holy Virgin, Scenes from the Mother of God’s Life
Date: XVI century.
Iconographic school/art center: Tver iconographic school
Origin: From the church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin on Isaevets, a village near Tver, the former estate of the Pleshcheevs (16th century).
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 139 cm, width 111 cm
The icon represents a scene of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin with 16 border panels. The main scene on the mullions is dedicated to the Nativity of the Holy Virgin. 16 border panels represent scenes from the life of the Mother of God.
Inv. № 0054. © The Andrey Rublyov Museum of Medieval Russian Culture and Art
General view
Mullion. A scene of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Border panel 01. Blessed Joachim and Anne present offerings
Border panel 02. The Rejection of Offerings
Border panel 03. St. Joachim in Prayer
Border panel 04. St. Anne in Prayer
Border panel 05. St. Joachim and St. Anne meet by the Golden gates
Border panel 06. Presentation of the Holy Virgin to the elders
Border panel 07. The first seven steps of the Holy Virgin
Border panel 08. Presentation into the Temple
Border panel 09. Sanctification of the rods
Border panel 10. The Wedding of Mary and Joseph
Border panel 11
Border panel 12
Border panel 13. The Annunciation
Border panel 14. Farewell to the wives of Jerusalem
Border panel 15. The Dormition of the Mother of God
Border panel 16. The Apostles standing by the empty grave of the Holy Virgin