Description in Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, cat. no. 291:
The Apostle Peter
Part of Deesis, cat. nos 291-293
Late 19th-early 20th century (in style of 16th century)
NMI 261

Wood: Linden (Tilia sp.), egg tempera
on canvas. Each panel doubled and
made of a single board with one spline
inlaid from one side; back painted
brown.

Inscriptions a t. cat. no 291: A) Paper
label with hand-written text in pencil
in Cyrillic letters: 2 9248 / D- a’’; B)
Written on the panel in blue pencil in
Cyrillic letters: D T

PROVENANCE: Antiquariat no r/9248 (NMI
261), no r/8886 (NMI 262), no r/9249
(NMI 263), („Novgoroder Schule, 16.
Jahrh.”); Olof Aschberg 1935; Gift of
O.Aschberg 1952
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kjellin 1956, pp 44, 45, 146,
153; Felicetti 1972, p 147
CONSERVATION: Not restored. Background
and borders artificially aged. Minor
damage, with ground losses
These high-quality icons could have
been produced in an Old Believer
workshop.
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