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Iconic Controversy

Jan/Feb 2009

Author: Maria Antonova
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2009
Department: Note Book
Page: 7   ( 1) pages

Summary: The Orthodox Church in September asked the Tretyakov it if could borrow Andrei Rublyov's famous Trinity icon for a religious service in Sergiyev Posad. It touched off a controversy over whether the icon is art or artifact...


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