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Icon of St Nicholas, Russian. Artist: Unknown

Icon of St Nicholas, Russian. Artist: Unknown

1-156-505 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Icon of St Nicholas, Russian. The central portrait is surrounded by 18 scenes from his life. The model for Santa Claus due to his reputation for secret gift-giving, St Nicholas (300-399) was Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor. He was imprisoned by the Roman emperor Diocletian but released by Constantine.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. St Nicholas: Ancient Greek: Bishop, Saint
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

People Famous People

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3612x4843
File Size : 51,249kb

Aliases

  1. 004111
  1. T601006
  1. 004111
  1. 0390003264
  1. 1-156-505
  1. 1156505
  1. 3264
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