Open Access“Antique icons” in the collection of the Intercession Old Believers’ Church in Serpukhov
Author(s) -
И. А. Волков
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
rossijskij žurnal istorii cerkvi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2687-069X
pISSN - 2686-973X
DOI - 10.15829/2686-973x-2022-89
Subject(s) - antique , icon , painting , style (visual arts) , art , art history , period (music) , visual arts , literature , computer science , aesthetics , programming language
The article is devoted to an overview to the monuments of the 19 th — early 20 th centuries from the collection of the Old Believers’ Intercession Church in Serpukhov. Along with the ancient icons this collection also includes quite numerous of late works, which writing technique and style imitates earlier monuments of Russian icon painting of the 15 th — 17 th centuries. The article gives a definition of the term “antique painting”, provides a description of these certain icons to which this term is applicable. Almost all the monuments described in the article are being published for the first time, since for a long time this kind of icon painting did not enjoy the attention of researchers and collectors. Мany of these icons were placed in the most honorable places of the temple space and venerated by parishioners. In particular this refers to the image of the Mother of God Hodegetria from the central iconostasis, icons of St. Paisius the Great and St. Sergius of Radonezh.