{"product_id":"2026200014649-secondhand-russian-icons-14th-16th-centuries","title":"Russian Icons: 14Th-16Th Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of Byzantine tradition and emerging Slavic identity, Russian icon painting of the 14th through 16th centuries stands as one of the most spiritually charged and visually arresting art forms the medieval world ever produced. Russian Icons: 14th-16th Centuries, drawn from the prestigious collection of the State History Museum in Moscow, presents a sweeping visual chronicle of this sacred craft, showcasing masterworks that range from the austere gold-leaf panels of early Muscovite workshops to the richly narrative compositions that flourished under Ivan the Terrible. Each icon is not merely a devotional object but a theological statement rendered in tempera and gesso — a window, as Orthodox tradition holds, into the divine.\n\nCompiled with the scholarly authority of one of Russia's foremost cultural institutions, the volume situates each work within its liturgical, political, and artistic context, illuminating how Russian icon painters absorbed and ultimately transcended their Byzantine inheritance to forge a distinctly national visual language. Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad's celebrated imprint for fine art reproduction, brings these works to the printed page with exceptional fidelity, making this an indispensable reference for students of medieval art, Orthodox Christianity, and Russian cultural history alike. For anyone drawn to the intersection of faith and artistic genius, this collection poses a quietly insistent question: what does it mean to paint the sacred?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269340340443,"sku":"2026200014649-SECONDHAND","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5029e66e-a18f-4f15-af94-06ddc1a2f555.png?v=1788998614","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014649-secondhand-russian-icons-14th-16th-centuries","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}