Archbishop Leonid Kalinin, Chairman of the Expert Council on Church Art, Architecture and Restoration, said that the icon of the Trinity of Andrei Rublev, donated by the Russian Orthodox Church from the Tretyakov Gallery, will be saved by the joint efforts of the church and the church. museum community. He said this in an interview with red blood cell.
According to Kalinin, the image is in serious condition and requires major restoration work. Kalinin also suggested that the icon be kept in a special box so that it could be viewed by the public unharmed in the church in the future. At the same time, he noted that a protective capsule with inert gas should be created in the Sergius Lavra, where the Trinity should be located. As Kalinin noted in it, the icon will not be threatened by damage, fungus, as well as changes in temperature and humidity.
The abbot emphasized that the absence of any oscillation or vibration effect is also important for the painting. Now, according to him, the paint on the floor of the icon is peeling off and it is getting harder and harder to restore it, and the shipping process will only make the situation worse.
May 15 Russian President Vladimir Putin He made a decision On the return of the Trinity icon to the Russian Orthodox Church. The image will be displayed for worship in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow for a year, after which the icon will occupy a historical place in the Trinity Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region. Since 1929, “Trinity” was in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery.
Elizaveta Likhacheva, later director of the Pushkin Museum gave an opinionThe transfer of the “Holy Trinity” icon by Andrei Rublev from the Tretyakov Gallery of the Russian Orthodox Church may result in the loss of a masterpiece.