Andrei Rublev - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Andrei Rublev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrei Rublev
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Andrei Rublev (Russian: ; IPA: [ndrej
St. Andrei Rublev
rblf], also transliterated as Andrey Rublyov;[1] born in

the 1360s, died 29 January 1427 or 1430, or 17 October
1428 in Moscow) is considered to be the greatest
medieval Russian painter of Orthodox icons and frescos.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Death and legacy
Rublev's famous icon of the Trinity
4 Selected works
5 See also
6 Sources
Venerable Father (Prepodobne)

Born
13601370
Died
29 January 1427 or 1430, or 17

October 1428
Andronikov Monastery, Moscow
7 References
8 External links
Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church

Anglican Communion
Canonized
Early life
6 June 1988, Trinity-St. Sergius

Lavra by 1988 Local Council of the
Russian Orthodox Church
Little information survives about the life of Andrei

Feast
29 January, 4 July
Rublev. It is not known where he was born. He probably
Attributes Clothed as an Orthodox monk, often
lived in the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra near Moscow under
shown holding an icon
Nikon of Radonezh, who became hegumen after the death
of Sergii Radonezhsky in 1392. The first mention of
Rublev is in 1405 when he decorated icons and frescos for the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Moscow
Kremlin in company with Theophanes the Greek and Prokhor of Gorodets. His name was the last of the list
of masters as the junior both by rank and by age. Theophanes was an important Byzantine master who
moved to Russia, and is considered to have trained Rublev.
Career
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Rublev
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Chronicles tell us that together with Daniil Cherni he painted the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir in 1408
as well as the Trinity Cathedral in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius between 1425 and 1427. After Daniil's
death, Andrei came to Moscow's Andronikov Monastery where he painted his last work, the frescoes of the
Saviour Cathedral. He is also believed to have painted at least one of the miniatures in the Khitrovo Gospels.
The only work authenticated as entirely his is the icon of the Trinity
(c. 1410, currently in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). It is based on
an earlier icon known as the "Hospitality of Abraham" (illustrating
Genesis 18 (http://tools.wmflabs.org/bibleversefinder/?
book=Genesis&verse=18&src=HE)). Rublev removed the figures of
Abraham and Sarah from the scene, and through a subtle use of
composition and symbolism changed the subject to focus on the
Mystery of the Trinity.
In Rublev's art two traditions are combined: the highest asceticism
and the classic harmony of Byzantine mannerism. The characters of
his paintings are always peaceful and calm. After some time his art
came to be perceived as the ideal of Eastern Church painting and of
Orthodox iconography.
Death and legacy

Andrei died at Andronikov Monastery on 29 January 1430 (although
Rublev's biography was the subject of
17 October 1428 is also cited). Rublev's work influenced many artists
a 1966 film by Andrei Tarkovsky.
including Dionisy. The Stoglavi Sobor (1551) promulgated Rublev's
icon style as a model for church painting. Since 1959 the Andrei
Rublev Museum at the Andronikov Monastery has displayed his and related art.
The Russian Orthodox Church canonized Rublev as a saint in 1988, celebrating his feast day on 29
January[2] and/or on 4 July.[2][3][4] The liturgical of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
remembers Rublev on January 29.
In 1966, Andrei Tarkovsky made a film Andrei Rublev, loosely based on the artist's life. This became the
first (and perhaps only) film produced in the Soviet era to treat the artist as a world-historic figure and
Christianity as an axiom of Russias historical identity.[5] during a turbulent period in the history of Russia.
Selected works
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Nativity of Jesus, 1405 (Cathedral of

the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin)
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Baptism of Jesus, 1405 (Cathedral of

the Annunciation, Moscow)
Annunciation, 1405 (Cathedral of the Version of the Theotokos of

Annunciation, Moscow)
Vladimir, ca. 1405
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St. Michael, 1408 (Iconostasis at

Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir)
St. Gabriel, 1408 (Dormition

Cathedral, Vladimir)
St. Andrew the First-called, 1408

(Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir)
St. Gregory the Theologian, 1408

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Theotokos from Desis, 1408

Some think this may be the work of
Theophanes the Greek
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St. John the Theologian, 1408

St. John the Baptist, 1408 (Dormition Saviour in Glory, 1408 (Dormition
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Harrowing of Hell, 1408-1410

(Vladimir)
Christ the Redeemer ca. 1410

(Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow)
Ascension, 1408 (Tretyakov Gallery,

Moscow)
Apostle Paul, 1410s (Tretyakov

Gallery, Moscow)
See also
Western painting
Sources
Andrei Rublev, a 1966 film by Andrei Tarkovsky loosely based on the painter's life.
Mikhail V. Alpatov, Andrey Rublev, Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1972.
Gabriel Bunge, The Rublev Trinity, transl. Andrew Louth, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood,
New York, 2007.
Sergius Golubtsov, Voploshenie bogoslovskih idey v tvorchestve prepodobnogo Andreya Rubleva
[The realization of theological ideas in creative works of Andrey Rublev]. Bogoslovskie trudy 22, 20
40, 1981.
Troitca Andreya Rubleva [The Trinity of Andrey Rublev], Gerold I. Vzdornov (ed.), Moscow:
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Iskusstvo 1989.
Viktor N. Lazarev, The Russian Icon: From Its Origins to the Sixteenth Century, Gerold I. Vzdornov
(ed.). Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1997.
Priscilla Hunt, Andrei Rublevs Old Testament Trinity Icon in Cultural Context, The Trinity-Sergius
Lavr in Russian History and Culture: Readings in Russian Religious Culture, vol. 3, ed. Deacon
Vladimir Tsurikov, (Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Seminary Press, 2006), 99-122.(See on-line at
phslavic.com)
Priscilla Hunt, Andrei Rublevs Old Testament Trinity Icon: Problems of Meaning, Intertextuality, and
Transmission, Symposion: A Journal of Russian (Religious) Thought, ed. Roy Robson, 7-12 (2002
2007), 15-46 (See on-line at www.phslavic.com)
Konrad Onasch, Das Problem des Lichtes in der Ikonomalerei Andrej Rublevs. Zur 600Jahrfeier des
grossen russischen Malers, vol. 28. Berlin: Berliner byzantinische Arbeiten, 1962.
Konrad Onasch, Das Gedankenmodell des byzantischslawischen Kirchenbaus. In Tausend Jahre
Christentum in Russland, Karl Christian Felmy et al. (eds.), 539543. Go ttingen: Vandenhoeck und
Ruprecht, 1988.
Eugeny N. Trubetskoi, Russkaya ikonopis'. Umozrenie w kraskah. Wopros o smysle vizni w
drewnerusskoj religioznoj viwopisi [Russian icon painting. Colourful contemplation. Question of the
meaning of life in early Russian religious painting], Moscow: Beliy Gorod, 2003 [1916].
Georgij Yu. Somov, Semiotic systemity of visual artworks: Case study of The Holy Trinity by Rublev
(http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=19139801), Semiotica 166 (1/4), 1-79, 2007.
References
1. The Getty Union Artist Name List (http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?
find=Rublev&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500001430) prefers "Rublyov", but "Rublev" is more
commonly found.
2. "Saint Herman Calendar 2006". Platina CA: Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. 2006: 12, 56.
3. Church Calendar (http://www.fond.ru/calendar/88.htm) (Russian)
4. "Moscow Patriarchate Glorifies Saints", Orthodox America IX (82), August 1988, retrieved 2008-03-16
5. Hoberman, Jim. "Andrei Rublev". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
External links
Andrey Rublev Official Web Site (http://andrey-rublev.ru)
Wikimedia Commons has
Rublev at the Russian Art Gallery
media related to Andrej
(http://www.russianartgallery.org/oldicons/inside2.htm)
Rublv.
Selected works by Andrei Rublev: icons, frescoes and
miniatures (http://www.icon-art.info/author.php?lng=en&author_id=1)
"The Deesis painted by Andrey Rublev" from the Annunciation Church of the Moscow Kremlin
(http://www.icon-art.info/book_contents.php?lng=en&book_id=27) - article by Dr. Oleg G. Uliyanov
Historical documentation on Andrei Rublev
(http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~tstronds/nostalghia.com/TheTopics/RublovDocumentation.html),
compiled by Robert Bird
The Andrei Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Art (http://www.moscow.info/museums/andreirublev-museum-of-ancient-russian-art.aspx) Guide to visiting the museum
Venerable Andrew Rublev the Iconographer (http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?
SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101893) Orthodox icon and synaxarion
Gallery of Rublev's works (http://ytayta.com/artists/rublev_andrey)
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Andrei Rublev (Russian: ; IPA: [ndrej

St. Andrei Rublev

rblf], also transliterated as Andrey Rublyov;[1] born in

Venerable Father (Prepodobne)

29 January 1427 or 1430, or 17

Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church

6 June 1988, Trinity-St. Sergius

Little information survives about the life of Andrei