The Palekh iconographic school as an independent art movement dates back to the late 17th century. The 13 th century was the time of the highest development of the Novgorod art school. George icon is composed of local color spots. As Moscow struggled to establish itself as a state and spiritual leader since the 14 th century, the art life of the Moscow principality was falling under a strong influence of the Prince and Metropolitan of Muscovy.Īs early as the middle of the 11 th -12 th centuries, the Novgorod icons acquired features that would prevail in the local icon-painting school founded in the 13 th century. It can be suggested, however, that the local icon-painters oriented themselves to the art traditions of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality. The early Moscow art of the 12 th-13 th centuries is hard to explore as the memorials of that time didn’t survive. The fall of Constantinople increased interest in its culture in Italy, France, Flandria and Western Europe in general. The largest customers of the icons were Greek monasteries at Sinai, Athon and Pathmos. Many icons of that time were painted on commission from Catholic and Orthodox Christian countries and monasteries. Between 12, Crete was under the rule of Venetian Republic that provided it with extensive trade connections and protection from Turkey. Solvychegodsk and some of the largest monasteries in Russia’s north.Īfter the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the center of Greek iconography moved to Crete – Candia, which became a refuge for icon-painters fleeing from the Turkish conquest. Numerous icon-painting workshops were founded in Vologda, Beloozero, Veliky Ustyug, Ustyuzhna, Totma, Poshekhonye. The Vologda icon-painting school covered a vast territory, which included the contemporary Vologda region, some parts of the Perm and Arkhangelsk regions and the Republic of Komi. The icons of Our Lady of Bogolyubskoe (the middle of the 12 th century), The Savior Emmanuel with Angels (the late 12 th century) along with the early Novgorod icons best represent the Byzantine icon-painting legacy in the Ancient Rus art memorials of the 12 th century. The leading iconographic centers in the Middle Russian lands in the second half of the 12th century were Vladimir and Suzdal - the towns that played a great role in maintaining the traditions of the Kiev icon-painting. Thus, by the Byzantine iconographic school we normally imply the icons created not far from or immediately in Constantinople. While icons created in these regions are generally credited to the Byzantine iconographic school, the art of Constantinople was interpreted by local iconographers in accordance with their own traditions. The splendid Byzantine culture spread across vast territories that included Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, the Balkan Peninsula, Armenia, Ancient Rus, and this list is far from complete.
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