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IV. VIDEOS in
Russian
- VR-2. ANCIENT RUSSIAN ICONS
- In the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
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- TIME: 25 minutes, 1997 ISBN 1-881211-62-2
PRICE: $19.95
- In Russian
(Made in Russia in 1997)
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- ENGLISH VERSION
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- DESCRIPTION
ANCIENT RUSSIAN ICONS
is a real treat for all icon-lovers.
This beautiful and sensitive video emphasizes the meaning of icons, with a text that does
justice to the beauty of the icons, churches and Russian village scenes shown, and is an
indispensable treat for all icon-lovers, and lovers of the Orthodox Faith and Russian
culture.
Produced for the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, this video depicts
many icons in their collection, which include some of the most beloved of all Russian
icons, including: the Vladimir and Pimen icons of the Mother of God; icons by Theophanes
the Greek (Transfiguration and the Novgorod fresco of Christ the Savior) and St. Andrei
Rublev (Holy Trinity, and the group of the Archangel Michael, Christ the Savior and St.
Paul); Nativity of Christ; Resurrection of Christ; Annunciation; and various
saints—St. Nicholas, St. George, St. Sergius, plus many others. Other icons not
in their collection are also shown.
This delightful video explains the role of icons in traditional Russian Orthodox life,
and briefly contrasts the humanistic religious art of the West with the transcendent art
of Russian icons. While viewing many magnificent icons, the narrator demonstrates how
ancient icons seek to portray the Divine world, rather than the earthly world, by
techniques such as reversed perspective and by depicting things that are invisible. Since
the Spirit is incorporeal, the spiritual realm is shown as flat, rather than
3-dimensional. The Eternal realm beyond time and space is conveyed by showing sequential
events as occurring all at the same time. The World of Light is conveyed by having no
shadows in icons. The Beauty of Divine Truth and Goodness is expressed in the Beauty of
icons. The profound miracle of icons reveals that each person is made in the image and
likeness of God, and is a part of the Unified Divine Order of God’s world.
Also shown here are the painstaking work of restoring old icons,
darkened with age, and the techniques of creating icons, beginning with the preparation of
the board and paints. Of excellent technical quality, this lovely video is a real gem and
a marvelous educational tool.
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