Palekh Icons: The Enchantment of Russian Painting
Art - Exhibit
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Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, June 14, 2012 - October 1, 2012 |
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| Suggested Audiences: | Elders, Adult, College, High School, Middle School, Elementary | |
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Museum of Russian Icons West Gallery and throughout the Museum 203 Union St. Clinton, MA 01510 |
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| Cost: | Adults $7; Seniors (59 +), $5; Students, $2; Children 3-17, $2; Children <3, FREE | |
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| Description: | Exhibit extended by popular demand through October 1, 2012! Since the 17th century, Palekh, a small town in Russia, was renowned as the locus of Russian Orthodox iconography. Tsars favored Palekh icons because of the preservation of old Russian style characterized by fine, miniature, painting of architectural backdrops and landscapes, high quality workmanship and the heightened detail executed with narrative motifs. The Great October Socialist Revolution, with its outspoken atheistic ideology, introduced a major setback to icon painting in Palekh and throughout Russia. The holy images and the artists who created them were considered hostile to Communist regime and were subsequently persecuted or arrested. This radical social change forced to the Palekh masters to rethink the pursuit of this art form and soon learned to maintain their livelihood and tradition by painting small objects dart: papier-mâché boxes using the same principles they employed painting icons. These paintings symbolize themes from real life, fairy tales, Russian literary works, and folk songs. Eighteen works, from the private collection of Berlin, Germany art dealer and restorer, Thomas Mönius, augmented with 8 Palekh icons from the Museum of Russian Icons collection, are showcased in this homage to traditional Palekh-style iconography. The new exhibition Palekh Icons, The Enchantment of Russian Painting, begins June 14, 2012 and runs through September 1, 2012. Exhibition components from the Mönius collection include large and average-sized icons from the 18th and 19th century, some with unusual motifs. Examples of Palekh objets d’art, derivative of Palekh icons, are included in the exhibition. Thomas Mönius is one of the leading international authorities on Russian and Greek icons dating from the 15th to the19th centuries. He began his work in icon restoration 25 years ago, and for nearly 20 years has owned Ikonengalerie Mönius on the Kurfuerstendamm, one of the most fashionable avenues in Berlin. His gallery serves as a strategic collaborative for icon museums and enthusiasts worldwide. Many icons from his private collection have been exhibited in noteworthy European museums. |
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| More Information: |
Website: http://www.museumofrussianicons.org/index.php/visit/what-s-h... E-mail: atomicdesign@charter.net Entered by: Robert J Atomic Design |
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