Palekh
Palekh

Author: Gosudarstvennyĭ muzeĭ palekhskogo iskusstva

Publisher: Moscow : "Izobrazitelnoye iskusstvo"

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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The History of the Discovery and Study of Russian Medieval Painting
The History of the Discovery and Study of Russian Medieval Painting

Author: Gerol'd I. Vzdornov

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-11-20

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9004305270

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This is the first study in any language to trace the emergence of the art historical interest in icon painting in the nineteenth century with its evident impact on the course of Russian modernism in the twentieth century. Given the surge in popularity of the Russian avant-garde, a book devoted to the gradual awareness of the artistic value of icons and their effect on Russian aesthetics is timely. The discoveries, the false starts, the incompetence, the interaction of dilettantes and academics, the meddling of tsars and church officials, all make for a fascinating tale of growing cultural awarenss. It is a story that prepares the ground for the explosioin of Russian cultural creativity and acceptability in the early twentieth century.

Icon and Devotion
Icon and Devotion

Author: Oleg Tarasov

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2004-01-03

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 186189550X

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Icon and Devotion offers the first extensive presentation in English of the making and meaning of Russian icons. The craft of icon-making is set into the context of forms of worship that emerged in the Russian Orthodox Church in the mid-seventeenth century. Oleg Tarasov shows how icons have held a special place in Russian consciousness because they represented idealized images of Holy Russia. He also looks closely at how and why icons were made. Wonder-working saints and the leaders of such religious schisms as the Old Believers appear in these pages, which are illustrated in halftones with miniature paintings, lithographs and engravings never before published in the English-speaking world. By tracing the artistic vocabulary, techniques and working methods of icon painters, Tarasov shows how icons have been integral to the history of Russian art, influenced by folk and mainstream currents alike. As well as articulating the specifically Russian piety they invoke, he analyzes the significance of icons in the cultural life of modern Russia in the context of popular prints and poster design.

Palekh
Palekh

Author: Gosudarstvennyj muzej palehskogo iskusstva

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Alter Icons
Alter Icons

Author: Jefferson J. A. Gatrall

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 027103677X

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"A collection of essays by eleven scholars of Russian history, art, literature, cinema, philosophy, and theology that track key shifts in the production, circulation, and consumption of the Russian icon from Peter the Great's Enlightenment to the post-Soviet revival of the Orthodox Church"--Provided by publisher.