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Icon. "Saint Prince Michael and Saint Martyr Nadia", inv. no. Ж-894: photo 1 of 5
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Painting and graphics · Icons

Icon. "Saint Prince Michael and Saint Martyr Nadia"

Inv. no. Ж-894 · Painting and graphics

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

The icon shows full-length figures of Saint Prince Michael, in a three-quarter turn to the right, and Saint Martyr Nadia, in a three-quarter turn to the left. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Wood, oil
Technique
Oil painting
Dimensions
29.5 × 24.3 × 1.5 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Description

The icon shows full-length figures of Saint Prince Michael, in a three-quarter turn to the right, and Saint Martyr Nadia, in a three-quarter turn to the left.

The Prince wears a crimson sakkos decorated with wide gold appliqué bands, and a crown on his head. Above the Prince is the inscription: "St. Prince Mikhail." The Martyr wears a light-green chiton and a red himation. Above her is the inscription: "S. MAR[TYR]... NADEZHDA." The Prince extends his left hand toward Nadia and holds a cross in his right. Saint Nadia stands with her long, loose fair hair, her hands pressed to her chest. Above the saints, in the clouds, in a three-quarter turn to the right, is Jesus Christ, wearing a white chiton, his hands open in a gesture of blessing.

The background of the icon is dark green.

The panel is reinforced with two inset end battens.

The icon was donated to the museum in 1966 by Varvara Ivanivna Kreider, a resident of Kharkiv.

Record

Inventory number
Ж-894
Title
Icon. "Saint Prince Michael and Saint Martyr Nadia"
Collection group
Painting and graphics · Icons
Date
19th century
Material
Wood, oil
Technique
Oil painting
Dimensions
29.5 × 24.3 × 1.5 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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