The Baptism of Christ. in Muscovite Iconography. Tradition and Innovation
Michael S. Flier
The Baptism of Christ in its Early Christian representations is rendered with a naked immersed the waters Jordan River John Forerunner and attending angels present. In Eastern tradition this representation perseveres until late 13th century, when girded appears images at Mt. Athos becomes dominant Balkan iconography. makes way to Rus, but aside from some rare frescoes Novgorod actually ascribed Serbian artists, apparently limited Moscow environs. This study attempts account for emergence Orthodox iconography singular distribution Muscovite Rus.
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