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St. Nicholas
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
St. Nicolas the Miracle-Worker, bishop of Myra (a city in Asia Minor), is flanked by Christ and the Virgin above (they are handing him a Gospel book and an omophorion, signs of his episcopal authority) and by two unidentified monastic saints below (perhaps Basil the Great and Sergius of Radonezh).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Purchased in Russia]; George Way Williams, Detroit, Michigan, 1919-1920, by purchase; Mrs. J. Henry Dasenbrook, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1980, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by gift.
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 9/16 x W: 2 3/16 in. (6.5 x 5.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Henry Dasenbrock, 1985
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2613