The Angel with Golden Hair, also known as the Archangel Gabriel, is a tempera-on-wood icon by an unidentified Russian artist, dated to the second half of the 12th century. It is considered the oldest Russian icon in the collection of the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg and is linked by scholars to the Novgorod school of icon painting. The work takes its common name from its distinctive use of gilding for the angel's hair, a treatment that sets it apart from other icons of its era. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. The Angel with Golden Hair (Wikipedia)
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a tempera icon by an unknown Russian artist
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It is displayed in the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg
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The Angel with Golden Hair, also known as the Archangel Gabriel, is a tempera-on-wood icon by an unidentified Russian artist, dated to the second half of the 12th century.
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