“Antiques”: forgery of ancient icons in Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries

This article describes such an unprecedented phenomenon of Russian icon painting in the 19th and early 20th centuries like mass forgery of ancient icons with the aim of their subsequent sale to believers or collectors. This craft has been developing in different villages of the Vladimir province sin...

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Main Author: Walczak Dorota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2023-07-01
Series:Studia Humanitatis
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Online Access:https://st-hum.ru/en/node/1235/