Stepanov K. P. as the founder of the educational icon painting workshop at the Donskoy Monastery
https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2025-195
EDN: CAUEPS
Abstract
The work is devoted to the study of the role of the enlightened artist, academician of painting K. P. Stepanov (1854–1910) in preserving the traditions of ancient Russian painting. On his personal initiative, the icon painting chamber was established at the Donskoy Monastery, where young artists from Vladimir icon painting villages were initially trained. This school of church painting was created with interest in the amount of 100 thousand rubles, the charitable capital of the Seleznev family, invested in commemoration of the soul of State Councilor N. D. Seleznev. The school was opened in September 1908 on Ostozhenka Street, in the building of the Council of Orphanages, where Seleznev worked, invited famous icon painters and already the first students have successfully completed a number of prestigious orders.
About the Authors
E. V. Guvakova
Mikhail Abramov Museum of the Russian Icon
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena V. Guvakova, Art historian, member of ICOM and the Association of Art Historians, senior guide
Moscow
V. V. Simonov
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Veniamin V. Simonov (archimandrite Philip), Doctor of Economics, Professor, honored economist of the Russian Federation, head of the Department
Faculty of History; Department of Church History
Moscow
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Guvakova E.V., Simonov V.V. Stepanov K. P. as the founder of the educational icon painting workshop at the Donskoy Monastery. Russian Journal of Church History. 2025;6(2):113-140. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2025-195. EDN: CAUEPS
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