Orthodox icons of the 20th century

Russia from the beginning of the restoration work on ancient history and its icons of 19th century science, progressive discovery and partial cleanup of Vladimir Ivanov was Montenegro, Kiev and other ancient church frescoes and mosaics: the early 20th century, and distinguish from a number of recent signature Dekor out Andre. Rublev's Holy Trinity like Vladimir Dekor, historical excavation and restoration work has fundamentally changed the concept of Orthodox art since the 18th century, it seems to have rediscovered hidden icons artistic tradition for hundreds of years, if Orthodox discovered a new world.

However, the 1917 revolution has just destroyed the revival of arts icon. After the revolution, the icon of art preserved and the Russian diaspora in the West. In this view, the Russian diaspora not only for the Russian Orthodox Church to save the gods, ritual and art, but also to the Western world show the rich tradition of the Orthodox Church.

Mosaic technology renaissance began. In 1851, for the Savior Christ Church Cathedral and Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg decorative work at Academy of Fine Arts opened a "mosaic Faculty." Mosaic artist in Bruni and Flores Rove leadership and cloth leave it Neff Love Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg icon for the frescoes in two layers (levels) made into a mosaic icon paintings. Mosaic production work continued until 1914. On Isaac's Cathedral altar installed glass windows from the German custom painted painting from the coffin in Christ to stand up again. But this glass painting in Russian religious art has not been developed.

In the mid-19th century, the Russian community as a country interested in antiquities icons, some people (mostly old ritual originally Methodist) began collecting ancient icon painting. This results in a Soviet civil Tsz Dahl "best-selling" icon painting has produced a special field - forgery ancient icons, their number is growing. In the reign of Nicholas II (1894-1917), such as icon painting has been recognized by the court, some of the icon painters are designated specifically for the court to do this type of icon painting. Here also appeared in some of the characteristics and academic style combining traditional icon painting genre, mainly breeds in Tver icon painter studio in St. Petersburg do not Shehuonuofu formed.

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