The Russian Icon : from its origins to the sixteenth century / Viktor Nikitich Lazarev ; edited by G. I. Vzdornov ; translated from the Italian by Colette Joly Dees.
By: Lazarev, Viktor Nikitich
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Contributor(s): Vzdornov, Gerolʹd Ivanovich | Dees, Colette Joly.
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BookPublisher: Minnesota : The Liturgical Press, 1996Description: 402 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0814624529.Subject(s): Icon painting -- Russia (Federation) | Icons, RussianDDC classification: 755.2 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Reference | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Reference | 755.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Reference | 00055172 |
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Russian icons are a "rediscovery" of the twentieth century. It was only after they had been cleaned of repainting and dark varnishes that their intrinsic value appeared, permitting people to study them scientifically and once again experience their true spiritual power and depth.
Includes bibliographical references.
The discovery and study of early Russian icons -- General observations on Russian iconography -- Icons of the eleventh to thirteenth centuries -- The Novgorod School and the "northern manners" -- The Pskov School -- The Moscow School -- The artistic centers in the principalities of Central Russia.