Leather-bound book "Masterpieces of Russian Icon painting"
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The book includes all the most famous and revered icons (more than 800) — for example, "Trinity" and "Saved" by A. Rublev, "Saved Not Made with Hands" by F. Ushakov; icons of the Mother of God (Vladimir, Tikhvin, Smolenskaya, Don, Kazan, Iverskaya); icons dedicated to Christian holidays; icons of revered saints.
The icon carries important information that is not always clear to an untrained person from the 21st century. It is precisely this understanding that our book should help. However, you should also buy it just to see Russian icons in all their beauty and diversity. The uniqueness of the book is also in the large collection of icons.
The art of icon painting is very special. It obeys its own laws and requires special treatment from both the artist and the viewer.
We say "art" and we call icons works of art. In fact, it's much more than that. For a believer, an icon is an object of worship, it is sacred. Through her, he finds a spiritual connection with God and His saints.
Of course, this does not deprive the icon of artistic significance. On the contrary, the iconographer, imbued with the lofty meaning of what he creates, puts all the power of his talent and soul into his work. Bending over the board, he himself becomes, so to speak, an intermediary between Earth and Heaven, through which the Divine is embodied in the earthly.
Therefore, even a person who is far from religion cannot help but feel awe when looking at an icon. Any iconographic image carries a high energy of the spirit.
And if the icon was painted by a genius… The history of Russian icon painting knows many famous names, among which are the best of the best: Theophanes the Greek, Andrei Rublev, Dionysius. Their works have long been indisputably recognized as world masterpieces. But how many beautiful icons were created by craftsmen whose names have not reached us! And how many wonderful images perished in the fire and storms of Russian history… Very few icons have survived from the distant times before the Mongol-Tatar invasions. Each of them is a priceless treasure.
However, the tradition of Russian icon painting has never been interrupted. It continues even now. Icons created by modern craftsmen follow the same principles of image — the canon — as the works of their distant predecessors. The basic rules of the iconographic canon were developed back in the Byzantine Empire. From there they were brought to Russia along with the Christian faith. And on our land they were continued and developed, gaining new depth and meaning in the soul of the Russian people.
Russian icon painting is a whole world, infinitely diverse and at the same time strictly organized. You can simply admire the beautiful works: the harmony of the composition, the purity of the colors, the melodiousness of the lines. Or you can try to understand the meaning of the images, learn about the events and people that the iconographic images tell about. Then, as you will see, the admiration for beauty, having become meaningful, will become stronger and deeper.
Icon painting is not just an art. For a believer, the icon is sacred. Through her, he finds a spiritual connection with God and the saints. Icon painters feel this connection with particular acuteness. She elevates and reinforces their talent. That's probably why their works are so beautiful. It is possible to truly understand the phenomenon of icon painting, to penetrate into its fascinating depth, only by studying its images and plots. To help you with this, our book has been written.
Design features: handmade binding. A captal made of silk threads. The lace is silk. The sawn-off shotgun is painted. Binding decoration: stamping with printing foil.
Number of pages: 416 pages.
Number of illustrations: 800.
Sizes: 21 × 27 × 3 cm .
Weight: 1.51 kg .