January 23, 2020 Mikhail Nesterov Mikhail Nesterov was not a monumentalist by the nature of his talent, but rather a lyricist. For almost twenty years of his creative biography,…
January 20, 2020 Why Do Icons Feature the Sun, Moon and Stars? The tradition of depicting stars and constellations in Christian art goes back to ancient times. We see their red flashes on the mysterious white…
January 16, 2020 Frescoes of the Holy Transfiguration Church Few people know that there is only one historical site on the territory of modern Belarus where 12th-century frescoes have been preserved: the Transfiguration…
January 12, 2020 Victor Vasnetsov Victor Vasnetsov’s artistic career is impressive: he painted pictures, illustrated books, decorated churches, created architectural sketches (for example, he drew a sketch of the…
January 11, 2020 Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony ‘Prayer is infinite creation, the supreme art.’ “O CHRIST our GOD, Desire of our hearts, Diffuse the light of Thy truth over us That…
January 7, 2020 Mother of God Of the Three Joys During the time of Peter I (beginning of the 18th century), one painter was sent to study in Italy. Upon returning to Russia, he…
January 1, 2020 Dionisius the Wise My exposure to Russian icon painting began with the works and the name of Dionisius. A friend of mine has an amazing book-album titled…
December 25, 2019 Andrei Rublev There is an opinion – I do not remember who expressed it – that people in the 15th century had such a thirst and…
December 19, 2019 Theophanes the Greek The development of Russian culture in the Middle Ages is characterized by the active development of church architecture. Newly built temples had to be…
December 18, 2019 The Mystery of Vestments on the Icons of the Savior Iconography is a unique phenomenon in medieval art that carries one’s consciousness away into the spiritual world. Everything matters: not only the image itself…
November 21, 2019 The Archangel Michael Inscriptions and the Angels of the Church Let’s take a look at a 14th century icon in the Byzantine Museum, Athens. It represents the Archangel Michael, leader of the heavenly armies….
November 6, 2019 Joy of All Who Sorrow Icon of the Mother of God There is no escape from sorrow in our lives. You will have sorrow in the world, the Savior tells us, but be brave, for…
