Herodion Sergeev [1] [2] [3] (also Rodion Sergiev [4] [3] , hierodiakon Sergei [5] ; c. 1615 - 1689/1690) - Russian icon painter [1] [2] . Author of "Tales of the Miracles of the Icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin" [6] .
| Herodion Sergeev | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | OK. 1615 |
| Date of death | 1689/1690 |
| Occupation | icon painter , writer |
Content
Biography and Creativity
Born around 1615 [3] . First mentioned in sources in 1639. In 1658, he was summoned to Moscow to create the “Tale of the Miracles of the Icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin” [6] , describing some of the historical events of 1393–1648 [2] . A fragment of this work, devoted to the siege of the Tikhvin Monastery by the Swedes in 1613, was published in the third volume of the Complete Collection of Russian Chronicles [2] .
In the 1670s, he was one of the greatest artists who worked in Tikhvin (along with the Falaleev brothers, Ivan Ustmushsky, and others) [4] . He executed a number of icons for the Alexander-Svirsky and Tikhvin monasteries, painted the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander-Svirsky monastery. In 1686 he composed the service to the image of the Mother of God of Tikhvin [1] [7] . The last mention of the icon painter refers to February 1689/1690 [8] .
Preserved Works
- "Mother of God of Tikhvin" (1680, NGOMZ )
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 ESBE, 1894 , p. 343.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 PBE, 1904 , p. 1046.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Kochetkov, 2009 , p. 609.
- ↑ 1 2 Ivanova, 1966 , p. 420.
- ↑ Rovinsky, 1903 , p. 162.
- ↑ 1 2 Ivanova, 1966 , p. 423.
- ↑ Vengerov, 1910 , p. 503.
- ↑ Kochetkov, 2009 , p. 610.
Sources
- Sergeev I. Extract from the manuscript about the siege of the Tikhvin Monastery by the Swedes, in 1613 // PSRL . - SPb. : Type of. E. Pratz, 1841. - Vol. 3. - p. 283-305. - 308 s.
Literature
- Vengerov S. А. Sources of the dictionary of Russian writers . - SPb. : Type of. Imp. Academy of Sciences, 1910. - T. 2. - p. 503. - 598 p.
- Ivanova, I. A., The Icon of Tikhvin Mother of God and its Connection with “The Tale of the Miracles of the Icon of Tikhvin Mother of God” // TODRL . - M. - L .: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR , 1966. - T. XXII. - p. 419-436. - 484 s.
- Herodion, icon painter // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1894. - T. XIII.
- Herodion Sergeev // Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia / Ed. A.P. Lopukhin . - SPb. : Supplement to the spiritual journal "Strannik", 1904. - V. V. - Stb. 1046
- Kochetkov I. A. Sergiev, Rodion // Dictionary of Russian icon painters of the XI — XVII centuries. - Ed. 2nd, rev. and add. - M .: Indrik , 2009. - P. 609-616. - 1104 s. - ISBN 978-5-91674-032-5 .
- D. Rovinsky. Review of icon painting in Russia until the end of the 17th century; Description of fireworks and illuminations . - SPb. : Ed. A.S. Suvorina , 1903. - p. 162. - 330 p.
- N. Sobko. Dictionary of Russian artists, sculptors, painters, architects, draftsmen, engravers, lithographers, medalists, mosaicists, icon painters, foundries, chasers, scribes, etc.: From ancient times to the present day (9th — 19th centuries) . - SPb. : Type of. M.M. Stasyulevich , 1895. - T. 2/1.