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Concerning control over icon painters of vologda in the last third of the xviii: documents and material evidences
Abstract
In the 1770-s Vologda diocese had an advanced control system concerning the quality of icon painting. A research subject is archive documents and icons, presented to the bishop Iosiph II (Iosiph the Golden) in order to get permition for icon painting in Vologda diocese. These documents, justifying painters' skills and containing important biographical information along with formal and stylistic analysis of paintings gives large opportunities for further research of the history of icon painting in Vologda.
Keywords
Icon, icon-painter, Vologda diocese, control system concerning the quality of icon painting, peculiar properties of painting technique, history of Vologda icon painting
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