List of oldest Russian icons
This is the complete list of the oldest extant Russian
Rus' principalities before and during the reign of Alexander Nevsky
(1220–63).
1000–1130
| Image | Name and date | Provenance | Current location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rus'-Byzantine icons (possibly painted by Greek artists in Kievan Rus )
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Saviour in a Golden Riza c. 1050 (overpainted in 1699) |
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
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Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | |
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Saints Paul c. 1050 (partly overpainted in the 16th century) |
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
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Novgorod Art Museum | |
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Saint George // Hodegetria (double-sided) c. 1100 |
Yuriev Monastery Dormition Cathedral, Moscow |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | |
|
Theotokos of Vladimir c. 1100 |
Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir Dormition Cathedral, Moscow |
State Tretyakov Gallery )
(Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi | |
1130–1200
| Image | Name and date | Provenance | Current location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icons of Novgorod
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Ustyug Annunciation, c. 1130 |
Yuriev Monastery |
State Tretyakov Gallery
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Saint George c. 1130 |
Yuriev Monastery | State Tretyakov Gallery
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The Sign (double-sided) c. 1150 |
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
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Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
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The Mandylion (double-sided) c. 1180 |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | Tretyakov Gallery | |
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The Angel with Golden Hair | Rumyantsev Museum | State Russian Museum
| |
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Eleusa
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Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | State Tretyakov Gallery
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Saint Nicholas c. 1200 |
Novodevichy Convent | State Tretyakov Gallery
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| Icons of Vladimir-Suzdal | ||||
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Theotokos of Bogolyubovo 1155 |
Bogolyubovo | Convent of Princesses, Vladimir | |
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Our Lady of Saint Theodore // Saint Paraskevi (double-sided) |
Gorodets-on-the-Volga (Alexander Nevsky's family) |
Theophany Monastery, Kostroma
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Deesis with the Archangels 1180s? |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | State Tretyakov Gallery
| |
1200–1250
| Image | Name and date | Provenance | Current location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icons of Vladimir and Suzdal | ||||
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Deesis with John the Baptist and the Virgin | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | State Tretyakov Gallery
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Saint Michael Appearing to Joshua 1190s? 1210s? |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | |
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Demetrius of Thessaloniki 1190s? 1210s? |
Dormition Cathedral, Vsevolod III )
|
State Tretyakov Gallery
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Saviour of Golden Locks ( Christ Chalkites )c. 1200 |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow (probably brought from Yaroslavl) |
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | |
| Icons of Yaroslavl and Rostov | ||||
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Orans of Yaroslavl (Great Panagia) c. 1220 |
Dormition Cathedral, Yaroslavl | State Tretyakov Gallery
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Saviour of Yaroslavl (Christ Pantocrator) c. 1220 |
Dormition Cathedral, Yaroslavl | Yaroslavl Art Museum | |
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Michael the Archangel c. 1220 |
Archangel Cathedral, Yaroslavl | State Tretyakov Gallery
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The Mandylion
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Novlenskoye (near Poshekhonye) |
State Tretyakov Gallery
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Christ Pantocrator c. 1250 |
Gavshinka Church near Yaroslavl |
Andrei Rublev Museum (Andronikov Monastery) | |
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Theotokos of Tolga Enthroned | Tolga Monastery, Yaroslavl |
State Tretyakov Gallery
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Theotokos of Kashin | St. Demetrius Monastery, Kashin | Kalyazin Art Museum | |
| Icons of Novgorod and Belozersk
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The Cloud Dormition c. 1200 |
Novgorod
|
State Tretyakov Gallery
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Our Lady of the Sign // Saint Juliana |
Novgorod
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Pavel Korin's collection at the Tretyakov Gallery | |
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Eleusa of Staraya Russa
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Staraya Russa | State Russian Museum
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Theotokos of Belozersk c. 1220 |
Belozersk Cathedral | State Russian Museum
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Saints Paul
|
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul Belozersk |
State Russian Museum
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St. John Climacus with Sts. George and Blaise c. 1250 |
Novgorod
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State Russian Museum
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See also
Sources
- В. Д. Сарабьянов, Э. С. Смирнова. История древнерусской живописи. М., ПСТГУ, 2007.