Faith and Power. Art in the epoch of Ivan the Terrible
Hall 2
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The idea of the Russians as a Peculiar People, and saving activity of the Orthodox Church gave rise to a rapprochement between the temporal power and people. The second section of the exhibition reveals a historical and social mission of the Russian Church and State under Ivan the Terrible. The display includes remarkable relics of Christendom, such as Orthodox icons of Our Lady, a protector of Byzantium, which miraculously appeared in Russia. The section, dedicated to Russian saints, includes icons of metropolitans and princes of the Rurikid Dynasty as well as saints-prayers of the royal family. Another section represents icons with complicated iconography of painting, which testify to new theological views of the epoch. A "Map of Muscovy" serves as a specific depiction of geographical location and "self-identification" of Moscow during the XVIth century.
