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Painting · c. 1411 · Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius · Eastern Europe & Russia

Russia's defining icon: three angels in a circle of concord; the 1551 Stoglav Council made it the model

Trinity — Andrei Rublev · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Author: Andrei Rublev
Style: Russian Icon Painting: Theophanes, Rublev, Dionisius — The Byzantine canon recast as stillness: light instead of shadow, rhythm of silhouettes instead of volume
Century: 15th century

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