Church of Our Lady of Kazan
unknown (Russian)
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Date
1649-1650Description
Southwest elevation, detail, a fresco depicting the Virgin with Child; Kolomenskoye is a Russian estate, situated on the River Moskva c. 10 km south-east of central Moscow. It was a favourite country residence of the Grand Princes of Moscow and the Tsars from the time of Ivan Kalita (reigned 1328-1340). In 1923 the surviving buildings on the estate became part of the State Historical Museum, and in 1971 a special museum reserve was established for collections of Russian medieval icons and objects. Other historic wooden buildings were moved to the site. The five-domed Church of Our Lady of Kazan is one of the original surviving stone buildings, built for Tsar Alexis in 1650. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/22/2009)
Type of Work
churchSubject
architectural exteriors, rulers and leaders, Baroque, Seventeenth century
Rights
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