Very little is known about Stepan Zaviazoshnikov. Like many icon painters, he inherited his craft from his father and passed the tradition on to his son who was a well-known Yaroslavian restorer and icon painter. Zaviazoshnikov’s Nativity takes after earlier works on the same subject, but the artist introduces an innovative color scheme into a traditional theme, a typical device of 18th century Yaroslavian art. Orange-pink, light blue and turquoise shades, together with golden halos and silver highlights, create a highly decorative effect that is said to resemble the work of a jeweler.
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- The Nativity of Jesus Christ, ca. 1786. Tempera on wooden panel. 112 x 90 cm. Yaroslavl Art Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia.
