THE ART OF ST. ANDREI RUBLEV
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 The Virgin of Vladimir ca. 1408 |
The first mention about Rublev's iconography was in 1405 when he decorated icons and frescoes for the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Moscow Kremlin in company with Feofan Grek and Prokhor of Gorodets. His name was the last of the list of masters as the smallest both by rank and by age.
Chronicles tell us that in 1408 he painted (together with Daniil Cherni) the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir and in 1425-1427 the Cathedral of St. Trinity in the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra. After Daniil's death Andrei came to the Moscow's Andronikov Monastery where he painted his last work, frescoes of the Savior Cathedral.
The only work authenticated as entirely his is the icon of the Old Testament Trinity (ca 1410), at Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. It is also known as the Hospitality of Abraham.
In Rublev's art two traditions are combined: highest asceticism and classic harmony of Byzantine manners. The characters of his paintings are always peaceful and calm. After some time his art came to be perceived as the ideal of Church painting and of iconic art.
 The Archangel Michael(1410s) |
 The Saviour (1410s) |
 The Apostle Paul (1410s) |
 Theotokos (1408) |
 Christ in Majesty (1408) |
 St John The Baptist (1408) |
 The Transfiguration |
 The presentation in the temple |
 The Annunciation |
(Credits: the text is loosely based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Rublev and http://www.russianartgallery.org/oldicons/inside2.htm . In some places, text was either changed or rearranged.)