Exhibited 19th C. Russian Icon, "Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra". Tempera/wood. Nicholas was born to wealthy parents in the 3rd century AD. He was taken to his uncle for religious instruction and later became a monk. When his parents died, he gave all his inheritance to the poor. Because of his charitable and spiritual life, Nicholas was made bishop of Myra in Asia Minor. He is said to have been a defender of the faith and of the Trinity doctrine at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD.
For his Trinitarian position he was stripped of his bishop's stole and Gospels and was imprisoned. It is said that Christ restored the Gospels to him, and Mary presented him with a bishop's stole (omofor). Christ and Mary are seen in this icon at the upper left and right.
Nicholas was born to wealthy parents in the 3rd century AD. He was taken to his uncle for religious instruction and later became a monk. When his parents died, he gave all his inheritance to the poor. Because of his charitable and spiritual life, Nicholas was made bishop of Myra in Asia Minor. He is said to have been a defender of the faith and of the Trinity doctrine at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD.
For his Trinitarian position he was stripped of his bishop's stole and Gospels and was imprisoned. It is said that Christ restored the Gospels to him, and Mary presented him with a bishop's stole (omofor). Christ and Mary are seen in this icon at the upper left and right.
Size: 14 x 12 in.
Previous Exhibitions:
Brevard Museum of Art (Foosaner Art Museum), Melbourne, FL
Sept - Nov 1994
Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
Nov 1995 - Jan 1996
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 1996 - Jan 1997
Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE
March - May 1998
Biblical Arts Center, Dallas, TX
Dec 1998
Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL
Dec 1998 - Jan 1999
Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York, NY
June - Oct 1999
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL
Aug 2000 - Jan 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA
Feb - May 2001
Loveland Museum and Gallery, Loveland, CO
Jan - March 2002
Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York, NY
April - June 2002
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS
Oct - Nov 2002
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL
April - June 2004
Hearst Art Gallery as St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA
Nov - Dec 2004
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, Winter Park, FL
Oct 2013 - April 2014