To Honor and Adorn: Icons and Their Covers in Late Imperial Russia at The Icon Museum and Study Center

An event you don't want to miss!

You are invited to The Icon Museum and Study Center's 2^nd Annual Kent dur Russell Lecture featuring guest speaker Dr. Wendy Salmond.

To Honor and Adorn: Icons and Their Covers in Late Imperial Russia
WHEN: Tuesday, June 18 from 5 - 7 PM
WHERE: The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St., Clinton, MA 01510

The practice of adorning icons with metal covers is today one of the least understood aspects of the icon's history and function. As older icons came to be seen as works of art in the early twentieth century, their covers became obstacles to aesthetic appreciation and were removed. Yet simultaneously the covered icon experienced a renaissance in Russia. This talk explores the flourishing of icon adornment in the last decades of the Russian Empire. From the jeweled frames of Fabergé to the humblest confections of foil and wax flowers, the covered icons of the early twentieth century offer a fascinating insight into the Byzantine custom of doing honor to the prototype.

Wendy Salmond is a scholar of Russian and early Soviet art, architecture, and design. Born in New Zealand, she received her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin and now holds the Martha Weidlein Masters Professor in Art at Chapman University in Orange, CA.

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