Russian Icon. History, Stories, Masterpieces

The Russian icon is not just an image for prayer, visually conveying the essence of the Orthodox faith, but also a priceless artistic image, a special type of visual art, and an integral part of the cultural national heritage of... Russia. The book will introduce you to the history of the development of Russian iconography, tell about the main plots and types of icons, the iconographic types of the Savior, the Mother of God, and the most revered saints, how events of Holy Week and Christian holidays are depicted in icons, about the Fathers of the Church and prophets, about angels and apostles, about healers, miracle workers, and warrior martyrs... You will also learn about the most famous icon painting traditions of the Russian land, embodied in the Tver, Novgorod, Pskov, and Moscow schools of icon painting, and of course, about the famous icons created both by masters whose names have not reached us and by renowned icon painters Theophanes the Greek, Andrew Rublev, Dionysius, Simon Ushakov, Prokopy Chirin...