Stroganov School of icon painting
E801327
The Stroganov School of icon painting was a distinctive late 16th–17th century Russian artistic tradition known for its refined miniaturist style, rich colors, and intricate detail, patronized by the wealthy Stroganov merchant family.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian art movement
ⓘ
school of icon painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
represents culmination of medieval Russian icon tradition
ⓘ
transition toward more secularized taste in Russian art ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
highly detailed style
ⓘ
miniaturist style ⓘ ornate style ⓘ refined style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
private domestic devotion ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
rich colors
ⓘ
subtle tonal transitions ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Stroganov salt magnates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
wealthy merchants ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Russian Orthodox spirituality
ⓘ
merchant patronage culture ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | late Muscovite Russia ⓘ |
| genre | icon painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine icon painting
ⓘ
Moscow icon painting tradition ⓘ Novgorod icon painting tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highly finished, jewel-like surfaces
ⓘ
luxury icons for private chapels ⓘ |
| location | Northern Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex ornamentation
ⓘ
delicate brushwork ⓘ elegant, calligraphic line ⓘ elongated figures ⓘ gold backgrounds ⓘ intricate detail ⓘ refined facial modeling ⓘ small-scale icons ⓘ |
| patron |
Stroganov family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stroganov merchant family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
17th century
ⓘ
late 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Moscow School of icon painting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaroslavl School of icon painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique |
tempera on wood
ⓘ
use of gold leaf ⓘ |
| typicalSubjectMatter |
Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ feast day scenes ⓘ saints ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.