Score painting "John of Kronstadt"

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Anyway - one way or another. (Eng)

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Anyway - one way or another. (Eng)

Now clear. But the focus of some strange was

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There is an inscription dated August 4, 1899 "I accept. Protoierey <unclear> Sergiev"

This inscription - the approval of church censor.
Thus censored mass circulation, printed products.
So the thought of the painter's brush disappear.

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This inscription - the approval of church censor.
Thus censored mass circulation, printed products.
So the thought of the painter's brush disappear.

I just realized that this is the signature of John in the original, which is replicated in such copies as I have. TE Endorsement by John Sergiev - Kronstadt ... but the thought had long since ceased to exist

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I just realized that this is the signature of John in the original

not all so simple. Excuse me, did not immediately elaborate. Many of these portraits, and now the same questions, "the original? And how much?" Clearly, this is a copy of the photo portrait. It is known that the anniversary of the death of his father John by order of the Emperor, with a circulation of 40tysyach to schools was distributed to a portrait of his father John, «what is the portrait for the younger generation will be a constant reminder of the high values and heroic deeds of the deceased father John, his embracing love, truth, devotion to Church, dear homeland and the throne ». But the information about the portrait, (where and when it was made is that in Livadia)-no. Actually, in 1899, his father John was in Livadia, but he was already 70 years old, and the portrait he is much younger (not more than 50?) .. In addition there are beautiful copies of this portrait, painted in the early 20 th century (which copied and signature)
... And each of their respective owners (there are also museums) wants to prove that he had signed the original source.
.. And the signature it Ioann (on closer examination shows the name of "Zosimus"?)
no studies - who, when and where ...
That's more than a hundred years, knew that there was and was not in his lifetime portraits of John of Kronstadt.
But here - for 5 years already two!
  First found "only one's lifetime", given to the patriarch Aleki II,
  and transferred them to St John the monastery.
  And most recently, one more previously unknown intravital "...