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Russian icons aretypically paintings on wood, often small,though some in churchesand monasteries may beas large as a table top.

Many religious homes inRussia have iconshanging on the wall inthe krasny ugol , the"red" or "beautiful"corner.

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There is a rich history and elaborate religioussymbolism associated with icons.

Icon paintings in Russiaattempted to help people with their prayers without idolizing thefigure in the painting.

The most comprehensivecollection of Icon art isfound at the Tretyakov Gallery.

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The use and making of 

icons entered KievanRus' following itsconversion to OrthodoxChristianity from theEastern Roman(Byzantine) Empire in988 AD.

 As a general rule, theseicons strictly followedmodels and formulashallowed by usage, someof which had originatedin Constantinople.

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 As time passed, theRussians²notably Andrei

Rublev and Dionisius² widened the vocabulary of iconic types and stylesfar beyond anythingfound elsewhere.

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Theotokos of Vladimir,12th century 

Our Lady of St. Theodore,1703

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