Harvard Art Museums > 1930.58: Saint Barbara Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Saint Barbara (Unidentified Artist) , 1930.58,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/231563. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1930.58 People Unidentified Artist Title Saint Barbara Other Titles Alternate Title: Icon with silver case Classification Paintings Work Type icon Date 1765 Places Creation Place: Europe, Russia, Moscow Culture Russian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/231563 Physical Descriptions Medium Tempera and gesso on wood, with repoussé silver casing Dimensions 6.3 x 4.9 x 0.4 cm (2 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.) silver cover: 7 x 5 x 0.4 cm (2 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks manufacturer's mark: lower edge of cover, stamped: B dot A [= unknown master, 1760-1794; see #2084 from Postnikova-Loseva, Platonova, and Ulianova, "L'Orfèverie et la Bijouterie au XV-XX ss." Moscow: Edition "NAUKA" , 1983] manufacturer's mark: lower edge of cover, stamped: St. George slaying the dragon in silhouette over 1765 [= Moscow mark; see no. 1977 in Postnikova-Loseva, Platonova, and Ulianova, "L'Orfèverie et la Bijouterie au XV-XX ss." Moscow: Edition "NAUKA" , 1983] manufacturer's mark: lower edge of cover, stamped: [backward R dot O with horizontal line through it] manufacturer's mark: lower edge of cover, stamped: [oval with a triangle or A inside?] inscription: verso of panel, red pencil, handwritten: 1158 inscription: verso of panel, center, blue pencil, handwritten: 500 / C. CO. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Philip M. Lydig, Purchased in Russia, 1917, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1930. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Philip M. Lydig Accession Year 1930 Object Number 1930.58 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Impressed and incised metal overlay, with cutaway sections for painted faces to show through from icon underneath. Wood, gessoed and painted; painted surface lost except for a 4 cm. section at l.r. Loop to hang. Theme indiscernible. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
