Exhibition "Icon of the Romanov Dynasty"

[Konstantin]

Visited an exhibition of icons in the Tretyakov Gallery.
Icons of 16-19 centuries.
Very much. Quiet, calm. I do not want to see the edit as it is because so cool.
Subscribe There will not, but if you want to say - Supplement.

[Konstantin]

Continued.
Little bit to say about the icon - Christmas 17 centuries, Yaroslavl.
Depicted scenes of the events, lingered a little longer considering, just like a documentary storyboard.

[Konstantin]

Some eyes were looking straight into the soul.
Once out of the Tretyakov Gallery and on the way to the car passing by the church (and there are many). Jumped me pilgrim: - "Give the medicine 100 pp.." Usually not give, it is understandable that the swindlers, but now - gave more surprised that so few requests that would ask 1,000 also gave. So. It is clear that she does not give, nor do I argue with God, say what you give me some crooks tuck? Whom shall I send, and to give.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Konstantin, masterpieces, for sure.

[Tamila]

How could still differ Russian Orthodox icons from the Catholic. They are, first of all, are canonical (the face, not a person, elongated figures, the act Deisis), while the Catholic - religious paintings on the theme.
comparison Theotokos "guide to" and a picture of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Benois Madonna"

P.S. Not trying to offend anyone's religious feelings, just a comparison of images of saints on the icons.

[Сергеич]

I do not understand in the icons. But did Da Vinci paint icons? In my simple paintings with a religious theme, but if you listen to strange experts such as Brown, with a weird context.

[Евгений]

Сообщение от Tamila

How could still differ Russian Orthodox icons from the Catholic

Show the Catholic icons?
Paintings understandable in Russian religious painting paintings, too, differ from the icons.
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WHY THE ORTHODOX ICON so different from the religious paintings Catholics.
The decisions of the VII Ecumenical Council 787, states that artists should strictly follow the icon painters iconographic canons for writing the image. This is explained by the fact that the icon was given the status of holders and custodians of the church historical tradition. Therefore, violation of iconographic canon was fraught with its distortion, that is, falling into heresy, and severely punished.

The notion of the canon includes the canon of proportions, color and compositional canons. With their help, rather rigidly fixed in the minds of the symbolic value of icons, which frees the artist from the need to develop and focused his creative energy on the artistic form of expression.

The Church is not allowed to paint icons on the imagination of the artist or from a live model, as it would mean a conscious and complete detachment from the prototype. Name written on the icon, no longer correspond to the represented person and it would be obvious lies. "The icons should be written on the substance and image, rather than on guesswork and samomyshleniyu.

"As if alive" on the icons can not write more because the saints are in the other world, in eternity, and not live terrestrial mortal life, measurable time. This explains why icons are not quite appropriate to call paintings.

In the name of the inviolability of sacred tradition in its visual presentation were created and transferred from the workshop to the workshop so-called icon-painting originals - samples, standards, from which very often recreated images.

The collection of all canonical icons was intended to be a full orthodox doctrine. "If you come to the heathen, saying:" Show me your faith, "then otvedesh him to church and put the different kinds of holy images."

Decision VII Ecumenical Council were addressed to the whole Christian world. But the Frankish King Charles (the future Emperor Charles the Great), aspirant political and territorial consolidation and expansion of its power, no decision of this cathedral, which was a continuation and consequence of standoff East.

In response to the decision of the cathedral on the initiative of Charlemagne in 790 -794 years. were drawn so-called Carolingian book, which proclaimed that the icons can not be equated with con-schennomu Scripture and its meaning does not even comparable to him. They can be created and used only as decoration of churches, for inspiring the faithful and for educational purposes, in accordance with the canonization of the iconography of the images are not recognized to date.

Thus, in the Western Church iconographic schemes was not, and artists of Western Europe were largely free to give their artistic interpretation of the Old Testament and Christian subjects. Gradually, this religious painting all further away from the actual icons and create what is called the paintings on religious themes. Were discovered linear perspective, ways of image motion and transfer properties of air and much more. From religious painting in Western Europe later branched off, got stronger and has acquired an independent life secular art, gradually ousting the religious art in the background.

In Byzantium, and in other Orthodox countries, the situation in the visual arts has developed quite different. Set canonized iconographic principles and tenets of the Orthodox faith formed a system of rigid guidelines (a "coordinate system"), reliably indicate the man the only true way to the sea of life. And icon painters did not need a search for new means of representation - appropriate ways to create images of faith have already been given, tested, and the legacy of their fathers.

[Станиславский]

Сообщение от Tamila

How can nevertheless differ Russian Orthodox icons from the Catholic. They are, first of all, are canonical (the face, not a person, elongated figures, the act Deisis), while the Catholic - religious paintings on the theme.
comparison Theotokos "guide to" and a picture of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Benois Madonna"

No it is not "a guide to", and Our Lady of Smolensk, as Leonardo did not paint icons. If you want to talk about the iconography of a professional, you should avoid such "terms", such as "canonical" or "elongated shape.

[Ninni]

Сообщение от Stanislavsky

No it is not "a guide to", and Our Lady of Smolensk, as Leonardo did not paint icons. If you want to talk about the iconography of a professional, you should avoid such "terms", such as "canonical" or "elongated shape".

Dear Stanislavsky, a line of icons called "Hodegetria" which translates "a guide to". Virgin of Smolensk too Hodegetria like many other icons of the Mother of God's right hand which indicates Bogomladentsa Christ, seated on his left hand. These symbols tell people the true path.

[Станиславский]

Сообщение от Ninni

Dear Stanislavsky, a line of icons called "Hodegetria" which translates "a guide to". Virgin of Smolensk too Hodegetria like many other icons of the Mother of God's right hand which indicates Bogomladentsa Christ, seated on his left hand. These symbols tell people the true path.

Thank you, Ninni, because the word. Even forgot to add that the Volga flows into the Caspian Sea.