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Icons 11th - 18th centuries

By Philip Zweig

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Icon painting has reached its zenith in Ukraine between the 11th and 18th centuries. This art is appealing because of its great openness to other influences — the obedience to the rules of Orthodox Christianity in its early stages, the borrowing from Roman heritage or later to the Western breakthroughs — combined with a never compromised assertion of a distinctly Slavic soul and identity. This book presents a handpicked and representative selection of works from the 11th century to the late Baroque period.

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21. The Virgin of Vladimir. 11th-early 12th century. Egg tempera on panel. 78 x 55 cm. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

32. The Virgin of the Caves (Svenskaya). 11th-early 12th century. Egg tempera on panel. 67 x 42 cm. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

43. St Luke the Evangelist. Miniature from the Ostromir Gospel, 1056-57. National Library of Russia, St Petersburg.

54. The Synaxis of the Saint Bishops. Miniature from the Sviatoslav Anthology (Izbornik). 1073. Historical Museum, Moscow.

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65. The Great Panagea (The Virgin Orans). Early 12th century. Egg tempera on panel. 194 x 120 cm. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

76. St Luke the Evangelist. Miniature from the Galich Gospel. Late 12th-early 13th century. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

87. St Mark the Evangelist. Miniature from the Dobrilov Gospel. 1164. State Library of Russia, Moscow.

98. St George the Warrior. 11th-12th century. Egg tempera on panel. 174 x 122 cm. Cathedral of the Assumption, Kremlin, Moscow.

109. The Last Judgment. Miniature from the Kievan Psalter. 1397. National Library of Russia, St Petersburg.

1110. The Creation of Adam. Miniature from the Kievan Psalter. 1397. National Library of Russia, St Petersburg.

1211. The Virgin Hodigitria. Late 13th-early 14th century. Egg tempera on panel. 122 x 86 cm. Local History Museum, Rovno.

1312. The Virgin Elusa. Late 15th-early 16th century. Egg tempera on panel. 106 x 79 cm. Olesky Castle (a branch of the Lvov Picture Gallery).

1413. The Transfiguration. 14th century. Egg tempera on panel. 154.5 x 101 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

1514. The Transfiguration. Late 14th-early 15th century. Egg tempera on panel. 92 x 59 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

1615. The Archangel Michael. 15th century. From the Deësis. Egg tempera on panel. 93 x 50 cm. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Drogobych, Lvov Region.

1716. St John Chrysostom. 15th century. From the Deësis. Egg tempera on panel. 93 x 50 cm. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Drogobych, Lvov Region.

1817. The Apostle Paul. 15th century. From the Deësis. Egg tempera on panel. 93 x 50 cm. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Drogobych, Lvov Region.

1918. St John the Baptist. 15th century. From the Deësis. Egg tempera on panel. 91 x 50 cm. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Drogobych, Lvov Region.

2019. The Miracle of St George and the Dragon. 15th century. Egg tempera on panel. 114 x 79 cm. National Art Museum, Kiev.

2120. Christ Pantocrator. 15th century. Egg tempera on panel. 130 x 65.5 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

2221. St Nicetas and the Demon. Mid 16th century. Egg tempera on panel. 94 x 70 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

2322. The Passion of Christ. 15th century. Egg tempera on panel. 192 x 133 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

2423. The Passion of Christ. Detail. Mid 16th century. Egg tempera on panel. Overall dimensions of the icon: 275 x 218 cm. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Drogobych, Lvov Region.

2524. The Last Judgment. Detail. Late 15th-early 16th century. Egg tempera on panel. Overall dimensions of the icon: 187 x 134 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

2625. The Last Judgment. Detail. Mid 16th century. Egg tempera on panel. Overall dimensions of the icon: 205 x 142 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

2726. The Annunciation. Master Fedusko of Sambor. 1579. Egg tempera on panel. 199 x 105 cm. Art Museum, Kharkhov.

2827. The Virgin of the Acathistos Hymn. Detail. Fiodor from Lvov. 1599. Egg tempera on panel. Overall dimensions of the icon: 160 x 85 cm. Olesky Castle (a branch of the Lvov Picture Gallery).

2928. The Holy Trinity (in the cartouche). 1637-38. Egg tempera on panel. 62 x 106 cm. From the iconostasis in the Church of St Cosmas and St Damian. Village of Bolshiye Gribovichi, Lvov Region.

3029. The Descent into Hell. Fiodir Senkovich. 1616-30 (?). Egg tempera on panel. 59 x 51 cm. The Church of the Assumption of the Lvov Brotherhood, Lvov.

3130. Iconostasis in the Church of the Holy Spirit. 1650. Rogatin, Ivano-Frankovsk Region.

3231. The Virgin Hodigitria. Detail. 1650. Egg tempera and oil on panel. 160 x 65 cm. From the iconostasis in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Rogatin.

3332. The Apostles’ Tier. 1650. Egg tempera and oil on panel. From the iconostasis in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Rogatin.

3433. The Apostle Thomas. 1650. Egg tempera and oil on panel. 109 x 41.5 cm. From the iconostasis of the Church of the Holy Spirit, Rogatin.

3534. The Apostle Philip. 1650. Egg tempera and oil on panel. 106 x 39 cm. From the iconostasis of the Church of the Holy Spirit, Rogatin.

3635. The iconostasis of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross. 1630-35. Town of Drogobych, Lvov Region.

3736. The Virgin of the Akcathistos Hymn, Stephan Mediatsky. 1659. Egg tempera on panel. 85 x 68 cm. From the iconostasis in the Church of St George.

3837. The Flight of Lot from Sodom and Gomorrah, Stephan Mediatsky. 1659. Egg tempera on panel. 75 x 68 cm. From the iconostasis in the Church of St George.

3938. The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Early 16th century. Egg tempera on panel. 131 x 167 cm. Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Drogobych, Lvov region.

4039. The Dream of Emperor Constantine. Detail from The Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

4140. The Identification of the Cross of Christ by Laying it on a Dead Woman. Detail from The Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

4241. The Archangel Michael with Scenes of His Deeds. Ivan Medytsky(?). Second half of the 17th century. Egg tempera on panel. 107 x 77 cm. From the iconostasis of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

4342. The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene. Ivan Rutkovich. 1680. Egg tempera on panel. 97 x 97 cm (with the panel). National Museum, Lvov.

4443. The Archangel Gabriel. Ivan Rutkovich. 1697-99. Egg tempera on panel. 200 x 68 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

4544. Christ in the House of Mary and Martha. Ivan Rutkovich. 1697-99. Egg tempera and oil on panel. 34.5 x 77 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

4645. The Virgin (Yeletskaya). 1700-1703. The icon is depicted on a portrait of the Wagon-Master General Vasily Dunin-Borkovsky. Art Museum, Chernigov.

4746. The Ascension. Job Kondzelevitch. 1705. Oil on panel. 234 x 142 cm. National Museum, Lvov.

4847. The Crucifixion, with a Portrait of the Cossack Colonel Leonty Svechka(?). Late 17th century. Oil on panel. 84 x 58.5 cm. National Art Museum, Kiev.

4948. The Intercession of the Virgin, with a Portrait of the Hetman Bogdan Chmelnitsky. Early 18th century. Egg tempera and oil on panel. 110 x 77 cm. National Art Museum, Kiev.

5049. The Intercession of the Virgin. Early 18th century. Egg tempera and oil on panel. 118 x 85 cm. National Art Museum, Kiev.