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CLINTON - There are currently two special exhibits on view at the Museum of Russian Icons, 209 Union St. "Icons of the Hellenic World: from the collection of Argie and Emmanuel Tiliakos" will be on… ...
Though they may seem ancient, static or remote to viewers today, Russian icons deeply resonated with at least one major artist of the early 20th century. Henri Matisse traveled to Russia in 1911 ...
More than 60 rare icons and artifacts, mostly loaned from a German collector, reveal that unique fusion of Christian traditions with Ethiopian culture at the Museum of Russian Icons.
The connoisseur's playbook for assessing Russian icons hasn't been updated in more than 70 years. Medieval treasures are viewed as artistic masterpieces from a distinct Golden Age. All that came ...
The Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton, is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Additional hours by appointment. Admission is $5.
Icons have been a part of the Russian Orthodox faith for thousands of years as a physical expression of worship. They’ve been displayed at churches, carried into battle and each iron has been ...
CLINTON — The Museum of Russian Icons announces an exciting schedule for this fall and winter, underscoring the museum’s commitment to exploring many facets of Slavic history and culture ...
CLINTON – The Museum of Russian Icons will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its founding by presenting "Icons for Our Time: Orthodox Art from Around the World," an exhibition of 15 commissioned ...
Russian icons discovered in Egypt. By Sophia Kishkovsky Sinai, August 1, 2011. The Abbot of the monastery of St. Catherine, Mt. Sinai: ... St Catherine’s Monastery is famous for its library, which ...
By the time of the 1917 Russian Revolution, about 300 icon painters inhabited each village. ... In December 1924, Mr. Golikov founded the Ancient Russian Painting Workshop in Palekh. Image.