This is a list of the oldest Russian icons that were painted before and during the reign of Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263).
1000–1130
| Image | Name and date | Provenance | Current location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russo-Byzantine icons (possibly painted by Greek artists in Kievan Rus) | ||||
| Saviour in a Golden Riza c. 1050 (overpainted in 1699) | Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | ||
| Saints Peter and Paul c. 1050 (partly overpainted in the 16th century) | Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | Novgorod Art Museum | ||
| Saint George // Hodegetria (double-sided) c. 1100 | Yuriev Monastery Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | ||
| Theotokos of Vladimir c. 1100 | Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir Dormition Cathedral, Moscow State Tretyakov Gallery (Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi) | Cathedral of Christ the Saviour | ||
1130–1200
| Image | Name and date | Provenance | Current location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icons of Novgorod | ||||
| Ustyug Annunciation, c. 1130 | Yuriev Monastery Cathedral of the Annunciation | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Saint George c. 1130 | Yuriev Monastery | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| The Sign (double-sided) c. 1150 | Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | ||
| The Mandylion (double-sided) c. 1180 | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| The Angel with Golden Hair | Rumyantsev Museum | State Russian Museum | ||
| Eleusa | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Saint Nicholas c. 1200 | Novodevichy Convent | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Icons of Vladimir-Suzdal | ||||
| Theotokos of Bogolyubovo 1155 | Bogolyubovo | Convent of Princesses, Vladimir | ||
| Our Lady of Saint Theodore // Saint Paraskevi (double-sided) | Gorodets-on-the-Volga (Alexander Nevsky's family) | Theophany Monastery, Kostroma | ||
| Deesis with the Archangels 1180s? | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
1200–1250
| Image | Name and date | Provenance | Current location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icons of Vladimir and Suzdal | ||||
| Deesis with John the Baptist and the Virgin | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Saint Michael Appearing to Joshua 1190s? 1210s? | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | ||
| Demetrius of Thessaloniki 1190s? 1210s? | Dormition Cathedral, Dmitrov (a gift from Vsevolod III) | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Saviour of Golden Locks (Christ Chalkites) c. 1200 | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow (probably brought from Yaroslavl) | Dormition Cathedral, Moscow | ||
| Icons of Yaroslavl and Rostov | ||||
| Orans of Yaroslavl (Great Panagia) c. 1220 | Dormition Cathedral, Yaroslavl | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Saviour of Yaroslavl (Christ Pantocrator) c. 1220 | Dormition Cathedral, Yaroslavl | Yaroslavl Art Museum | ||
| Michael the Archangel c. 1220 | Archangel Cathedral, Yaroslavl | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| The Mandylion | Novlenskoye (near Poshekhonye) | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Christ Pantocrator c. 1250 | Gavshinka Church near Yaroslavl | Andrei Rublev Museum (Andronikov Monastery) | ||
| Theotokos of Tolga Enthroned | Tolga Monastery, Yaroslavl | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Theotokos of Kashin | St. Demetrius Monastery, Kashin | Kalyazin Art Museum | ||
| Icons of Novgorod and Belozersk | ||||
| The Cloud Dormition c. 1200 | Monastery of the Tithes, Novgorod | State Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Our Lady of the Sign // Saint Juliana | Zverin Monastery, Novgorod | Pavel Korin's collection at the Tretyakov Gallery | ||
| Eleusa of Staraya Russa | Staraya Russa | State Russian Museum | ||
| Theotokos of Belozersk c. 1220 | Belozersk Cathedral | State Russian Museum | ||
| Saints Peter and Paul | Church of Sts. Peter and Paul Belozersk | State Russian Museum | ||
| St. John Climacus with Sts. George and Blaise c. 1250 | Krestsy near Novgorod | State Russian Museum | ||