Novgorod School, 16th century
A Russian “shestodnev” six days icon depicting the liturgical week: The descent from the Cross, The Convocation of the Archangels, The Beheading of St. John, The Annunciation, Jesus washing the feet of the Disciples and The Crucified Jesus Christ. Tempera on wood panel with a kovcheg. Novgorod School, 16th century. 28.5×23 cm.
Provenance: Acquired by the Norwegian Commercial Attaché Richard Zeiner-Henriksen (1878–1965) in Russia 1922–1931.
Thus, the present icon comes from Richard Zeiner-Henriksen's original collection of around 75 icons. He passed it on to his cousin's daughter, art historian Ingri Krogh-Fladmark (1918–2012) as a wedding present on 8 July, 1942, when she married Per Skou (1911–1982) in Oslo. Thence by descent until today.
The family relations between Ingri Skou and Richard Zeiner-Henriksen were as follows: Hans Theodor Henriksen (1812–1888) married Malene Zeiner (1811–1891). Among several children, they had the two brothers: Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Henriksen (1842–1924) and Peter Thorvald Zeiner-Henriksen (1844–1918). Herman got the daughter Bergljot Zeiner-Henriksen (1889–1979) and Peter got the son, Richard Zeiner-Henriksen (1878–1965), who therefore were cousins. Furthermore, Bergljot got the daughter Ingri Krogh-Fladmark, while Richard got the son Richard “Dick” Zeiner-Henriksen (1924–2016), who then were second cousins.
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Russian art & icons, 8 June 2018