Exhibition «Measuring icon: history and modernity» opens 19 September and last until October 4 at the center of Russian science and culture in Berlin, said at a press conference in Moscow, the project proponent Andrew Poklonsky - Chair was established in 2003, the Russian Orthodox club patrons (RKPM).

Measuring icon got the name because it is done individually to measure a child, her height is exactly in line with the growth of the baby at birth, and the width - the width of his shoulders. The icon is usually depicted in full-length saint, whose name is called the baby. It is believed that this way the child is not only spiritually, but also the bodily preporuchaetsya your holy guardian, having a personal and permanent protection against all evils.

The exact time of birth of the tradition of writing in Russia dimensional icons are unknown. But the monuments show that up to Peter's time, it was distributed in the princes and the king's birth. Specially for the sacrament of baptism of a newborn child or friends of the family ordered for him in his standard image, such as unique as himself. Dimensional plot of the selected icons were asked to name the child, the dates of his birth and baptism. Narekat name was taken on the eighth day after the appearance of a baby into the world, because we believe that this figure is a symbol of eternity. In addition to the saint whose name is given to child, for measuring the icon to display the holy, the day on which he was born or baptized. Often depicted and Virgin, if the child was born or baptized in the day of the feast in honor of an honored icons, as well as the Guardian Angel.

The exposition includes several vintage dimensional icons XVII - XIX centuries and ten photocopies of the ancient images of the Archangel Cathedral of Moscow Kremlin, Novodevichy Monastery, Church-archaeological study of Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Of modern works for the exhibition of selected eleven icons.

in the Moscow Kremlin Museums is stored eight dimensional icons of the Archangel Cathedral, served as the Great and the imperial burial place. Three icons are linked to recent Ryurikovichami, five - with the Romanovs. The oldest surviving images belong to Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich (b. 1554), it depicts St. John the Ladder. Of the Archangel Cathedral of the Kremlin are also dimensional icons that belonged to his brother Peter the Tsarevich Ivan (1666, depicting St. John the Baptist), Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (1629, with the image of St. Alexis - Man of God). Another dimensional icon Alexei Mikhailovich (with an image of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow) is stored in the church and archaeological cabinet Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

From the Museum of the Novodevichy Convent occur dimensional icon of Peter the Great's sister Princess Sophia (1657 years, with the image of the holy martyr Sofia) and the Duchess Евдокии Alexeevna Miloslavskii (with the way Saint Евдокии).

Today's icon, which are represented in Berlin, along with old, also have the imprint of history. They were written in accordance with an ancient technique, the linden, maple or pine boards in the preparation of paints used egg yolk.

These dimensional recognizable icons and various icon-painting school: laconic and cheerful Novgorod (XI century), characterized by elegance of line and harmony of colors Byzantine (XII - XIV century), «pure light» and expressiveness of the figure - the Vladimir-Suzdal (XIV - XV century), a severe Pskov (XVI century), Moscow (XVIII century) - with the refinement of proportions, the school of Simon Ushakov (XVIII century), together with elements of old Russian tradition of realism. Academic style of XIX century, stands out decorative and portrait, and a modern style - dynamic.

Berlin traveling exhibition telling the history and development of dimensional icons of today, was in Tallinn, Riga, Prague, Carlsbad and Paris. «Our main goal today - to tell Europe about dopetrovskoy Russian tradition to give a newborn dimensional icon with the image of his heavenly patron», - said Poklonsky.

From the Berlin Exhibition dimensional icons will go to Athens, then it must to visit Brussels and London. The last town the first foreign tour of Russian dimensional icons become holy city Jerusalem.

Source: rian.ru