The exhibition "Images of water in Christian art. Monuments of the XV - early XX century" is open in the museum. Rubleva

MOSCOW. In the museum to them. On December 21, Rubleva solemnly hosted the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which brought together works covering the theme of displaying images of water in Christian art. Among those who attended the opening of the exhibition, art connoisseurs included famous art historians, collectors and restorers. The first words of greeting came from Maria Nikolaevna Ivashchuk, deputy director of the Museum.

Her performance was continued by Mikhail Borisovich Mindlin, director of the Museum named after Rubleva. He said that this exhibition is the first of a future series of conceptual exhibitions being prepared at the museum. Oksana Smirnova, the main curator of the Museum, who is the curator of the opening exhibition, continued the speech of Mikhail Mindlin.

She spoke about the work carried out in connection with the preparation of the exhibition, expressing gratitude to all participants in its creation. Then Svetlana Kiryanova, another curator of the exhibition, working in the Museum as the head of the easel and monumental painting sector, conducted the first tour for the guests present.

The basis of the exhibition were works from the collection of the Museum. Rubleva. These rare works belonging to Russian and European artists who worked on them in the 15-20th centuries were joined by works in corporate and honest collections.

There was a place in the exposition and exhibits related to arts and crafts. In total, the exhibition has about 70 works united by a single theme - water images. In the presented exhibits, water is depicted in the form of symbols, metaphors, allegories. For the first time, the organizers of the exhibition show the rare Gospel of Natalis, published in 1593.

The exhibition is open until March 1.

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru