The Icon Creed in Russian art
Abstract
The article explores the icon Creed, which appeared in Russian art in the 17th century. Until that time this kind of iconography was unknown in Russia, but then we can see it not only in wall painting in cathedrals, but also in icons. Tradition of illustrating the Christian Creeds — Apostolic creed, the Athanasian Credo and others — has a rich history in the Western European art. We analyze the correlation between the scenes in this icon with the engravings of the Apostolic creed from the Netherlandish Bible published by Visscher-Piscator. During the study of the origins of this iconography in Russian art a conclusion is made of the impact of the engravings from this Bible. The relationship between the texts of the Orthodox and the Apostles’ Creed is also studied. The differences between the texts influence the visual range. Under the influence of the engraving of Apostles’ Creed the orthodox iconography of Resurrection was associated with the image “Descensus ad inferos” (Harrowing of hell). We publish the verses, translating the text of Apostles’ Creed, which are inscribed by hand in some books of this Bible in Russia.
Keywords:
the icon “Creed”, Bible illustrations, Theatrum Biblicum, Vischer-Piscator, M. de Vos, A. Collaert, Resurrection, Descensus ad inferos, Apostles’ Creed, Credo, Herrowing of hell
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