Archival photographs of the lost Sinai icon from the collection of Porfiry Uspensky
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-6-78-87
Abstract
The Sinai icon from the collection of Porfiry Uspensky, which was preserved in the Museum of Church Archaeology at the Kiev Theological Academy and was lost during the Second World War, contained the images of the Descent from the Cross and Lamentation. As far as can be judged from two black and white photographs from the archives of G.I. Vzdornov and M.V. Alpatov, it was created in the second half of the XIV century. Rather, it can even be attributed to the third quarter of the century, as evidenced by the parallels from murals and icon painting. Its style is close to the painting of Constantinople. The closest parallel among the icons preserved in the monastery of St. Catherine on Sinai seems to be a polyptych with scenes of the Descent from the Cross and the Entombment.
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O. E. EtinhofRussian Federation
Olga E. Etinhof, Dr of Sci. (Art Studies)
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For citation: Etinhof O.E. Archival photographs of the lost Sinai icon from the collection of Porfiry Uspensky. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2021;(6):78-87. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-6-78-87
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