YAROSLAVL MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE

The icons presented are a good illustration of the Yaroslavl school of painting, which reached its peak at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. The works of Sila Savin and Guri-Nikitin, who also worked in Moscow, Kostroma and Vologda, are included. The style of the Yaroslavl School of Icons is characterized by a complex narrative composition with a multitude of details from the Bible, inspired by Western illustrations and engravings.