Description in Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, cat. no. 189:
Saint Sophia the Divine Wisdom
Middle of 18th century, Vologda (?)
NMI 51

Wood: Linden (Tilia sp.), egg tempera.
Panel made of single board with two
splines inlaid on battens; back painted
brown.

Inscriptions a t.: Inscription, indistinctly
scribed in Cyrillic characters

PROVENANCE: Olof Aschberg;
Gift of O.Aschberg 1933
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kjellin 1933, no 51;
Kjellin 1956, pp 261, 235
CONSERVATION: Not restored prior to enter -
ing NM; NM 1961: blisters consolidated,
cleaned and retouched.Gilding partly abrad -
ed on borders; panel slightly worm-eaten

On the borders, representations of a
guardian angel and St Alexandra to the
left and St Evdokia and St Barbara to
the right; the angel and St Evdokia
half-length and the others full-length.
[slut]