The late 16th century icons of Kargopol masters from the Solovetsky Monastery and their artistic context
https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2025-213
EDN: AYKHJT
Abstract
The article deals with a group of late 16th-century icons from the Solovetsky Monastery. The central monument of this group is the iconostasis of the gateway Church of the Annunciation. This complex is traditionally associated with the Kargopol icon painter Fyodor Trofimov, who, according to sources, worked for Solovki on numerous occasions in the 1580s and 1590s. The authors clarify the composition of the iconostasis, expand on the range of similar works, and offer new arguments supporting the hypothesis that these works were created by Kargopol icon painters, one of whom was, in fact, Fyodor Trofimov. A comparison of the main body of the icons under study with an earlier image of the Resurrection, also from Solovki, suggests a significant shift in the style of a provincial icon painter or several artists from the same milieu as they adopted new artistic forms, a process made possible by their work for a major northern monastery.
About the Authors
Yu. N. Buzykina
Moscow Kremlin Museums
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia N. Buzykina - PhD in Art History, Senior Researcher
Moscow
A. S. Preobrazhensky
Lomonosov Moscow State University; State Institute for Art Studies
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr S. Preobrazhensky - PhD in Art History, Associate Professor; Deputy Director for Research
Moscow
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Buzykina Yu.N., Preobrazhensky A.S. The late 16th century icons of Kargopol masters from the Solovetsky Monastery and their artistic context. Russian Journal of Church History. 2025;6(4):113-145. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2025-213. EDN: AYKHJT
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