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Moscow’s documented history reaches back to the 12th century, though there is evidence of prehistoric habitation of the site. These seven paintings are just a small sampling of the city’s equally rich and varied cultural heritage.
Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die
, edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses.
The Old Testament Trinity (c. 1410)
Andrei Rublev grew up in a period of revival in the Eastern Orthodox Church and came to be regarded as one of the greatest Russian iconographers. He received his training under Prokhor of Gorodets and collaborated with Theophanes the Greek in the decoration of the Annunciation Cathedral in Moscow. His unique style broke away from the severity of form, color, and expression of traditional Russian Byzantine icon painting and was infused with a gentleness of spirit that he cultivated in his
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