The central place on the icon is occupied by the men, Gods, angels figures. We can see them in the whole or in parts. Their image has its own traditions. Lower you can see such images which are believed to date to different centuries and schools.
Female head in Byzantine style of the end 11th - beginning 12th centuries (from icon "Vladimir Virgin"). |
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Female head in ancient Russian painting of the 13th century (from icon "Orant-Virgin "Great Princess""). |
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Male head in ancient Russian painting of the 12th century (from icon "Dimity Solunsky". |
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Male head in ancient Russian painting of the second part of the 15th century (from icon "Three Prophets"). |
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Youth head in Stroganov school of icon-painting of the 17th century. A.E.Baldenkov's, I.I.Golikov's and A.V.Kotukhin's used such image in their works. |
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Male head in modern Palekh art. The farmer's portrait is done in the 17th century tradition by A.E.Baldenkov. After his death I.I.Golikov completed the painting in gold. |
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Male head in N.D.Vakurov's works (as it was done on the portrait of Ivan the Terrible). The portrait was done in the manner of the 15th century style. |
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Man's figure in Andrey Rublyov's works. |
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Sitting man's figure in Stroganov school of icon-painting of the 17th century. |
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Man's figure in Rostov frescos of the 16th century. Rostov traditions were used in the works of I.I.Golikov, A.A.Dydykin, A.V.Kotukhin. |
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Man's figure in D.N.Butorin's works (as it was done on "Danko"). |
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Naked man's body in ancient Russian painting of the 15th century (from icon "Crucifix"). |
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Naked man's body in I.I.Golikov's works (from the composition "The 3rd International"). |