https://www.roersma-iconen.nl/en/category/location/rusland/moskou/tretjakov-museum/Recent content in Tretjakov Gallery on Roersma IconpaintingsHugoenSun, 07 Apr 2019 19:26:33 +0200https://www.roersma-iconen.nl/en/aartsengel-michael-4/Sun, 07 Apr 2019 19:26:28 +0200https://www.roersma-iconen.nl/en/aartsengel-michael-4/<p><a href="https://www.roersma-iconen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/5.jpg"><img src="https://www.roersma-iconen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/5.jpg" alt="The Archangel Michaël" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a></p> <p>This is the most “icon-painterly” work of Ushakov, but not without certain features of eclecticism (figure and background). It shows a certain loss of creative imagination characteristic of court artists while the technique of execution remains highly refined. Whom the small figure on the left represents is not known.</p> <p>The icon is from the Tolmachevskaya-Sosnovskaya collection.</p>