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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, many Russian icons have been repatriated via direct purchase by Russian museums, private Russian collectors, or as was the case of Pope John Paul II giving an 18th-century copy of the famous Our Lady of Kazan icon to the Russian Orthodox Church, returned to Russia in good faith. [7]
It is his most famous work [2] and the most famous of all Russian icons, [3] and it is regarded as one of the highest achievements of Russian art. [4] [5] Scholars believe that it is one of only two works of art (the other being the Dormition Cathedral frescoes in Vladimir) that can be attributed to Rublev with any sort of certainty. [1]
This category relates to religious Eastern Orthodox icons, icon painting, and icon painters. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 ...
The Trinity by Rublev. Andrei Rublev (Russian: Андрей Рублёв, romanized: Andrey Rublyov, [1] IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej rʊˈblʲɵf] ⓘ; c. 1360 – c. 1430) [2] [3] was a Russian artist considered to be one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescoes.
An icon (from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn) 'image, resemblance') is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches.
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac - one of the most famous Serbian composers and music educators of the nineteenth century. Ivan Moody - British composer, conductor and Orthodox priest. Katie Melua - singer; Inva Mula - Albanian Orthodox, famous opera singer. Arvo Pärt – Estonian composer, known for religious music, convert from Lutheranism [21]