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Triptych of the Holy Nativity of Christ, Russian icon, 2000
Ksenia Pokrovsky (b. 1942)
Sharon, Massachusetts
Egg tempera, mineral pigments, gold leaf, wood
14 1/2 x 17 5/8 x 1 in. open
Collection of the artist
Photography by Jason Dowdle
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The writing of icons began in the catacombs of the early Eastern Orthodox Church. Icons depicting images of saints and sacred history lie at the heart of Orthodox Christian belief. The centuries-old artistic tradition requires the application of specific techniques and image representations that have been passed down from artist to artist through the ages.
Ksenia Pokrovsky learned at a time when Russia nearly lost the old method of painting icons due to Soviet restrictions on religious expression. Ksenia and her family moved to Massachusetts as political refugees in 1991. She is widely credited with reviving the writing of traditional Russian icons.Ksenia Pokrovsky passed away on July 7, 2013.
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