Mountain Image

Mountains were one of the traditional element of landscape on the icon. The same manner of mountain painting are used by modern Palekh painters. Lower you can see typical image of mountain.

Ancient Russian painting of the 14th century (from Khitrovo Gospel).

Novgorod school of icon-painting of the 15th century (from the icon "Evangelist Ioann").

I.P.Vakurov used such image in his miniatures.

Stroganov school of icon-painting of the 17th century.

I.M.Bakanov, D.N.Butorin, A.V.Kotukhin used such image in their miniatures.

Simon Ushakov school of icon-painting of the 17th century (from the icon "Lady Day with Acathistos").

A.A.Dydykin used such image in his miniatures.

Yaroslavl school of icon-painting of the 17th century (from the icon "Resurrection" from Yaroslavl church of Prophet Elijah).

I.I.Golikov often used such image in his miniatures.

Palekh school of icon-painting of the 18th century (from the icon "Acathistos in honour of Saviour").

A.A.Dydykin used such image in his miniatures.


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