Memory of the World: Exhibition "Russian Athos", dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of Russian monasticism on Mount Athos, in Moscow

December 15, 2016 in the Museum and Exhibition Complex of the Russian Academy of Arts of Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery (Moscow) is held the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Russian Athos", dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of Russian monasticism on Mount Athos.  

The main part of the exhibition is devoted to the paintings of the Church of St. Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon in Old Rusik - the largest cathedral church of the Russian Monastery. Its construction was completed before the revolution on the site of an ancient temple. The iconostasis was installed, but the church was not painted. Work on the interior of the church continued in 2015-2016 with the blessing of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and the Council of the elders Russian St. Panteleimon Monastery.

The exposition features sketches and cartoons paintings, reproductions of scenes in full size. New paintings continue the tradition of "Mount Athos style", which came in the heyday of the XIX-XX centuries. The interior of the church has more than 80 subjects, developed specifically for the Old Rusik. Unique murals were created, based on the characteristics of the Athos traditions, at the same time it takes into account the rich spiritual history and the temple in the Old Rusik, and all Russian Athos, continuity and communication of Svjatogorsk and Russian monasticism. The church was painted by a team of artists under the direction of People's Artist of Russia, academician of the Russian Academy of Arts Member of the Presidency, a member of the Patriarchal Culture Vasily Nesterenko of the Council. The paintings were completed for the 1000 year anniversary of Russian monasticism on Mount Athos.  

In addition to paintings and sketches of scenes reproductions in actual size at the exhibition are presented creative works of Vasily Nesterenko and his colleagues. This portrait and landscape works created over the past 20 years and dedicated to Mount Athos - the Holy Virgin earthly destiny. These paintings show the rich nature of the Holy Mountain, its inhabitants, and the monasteries of Mount Athos monasteries, including the Russian Monastery and Old Rusik. 

The exposition, dedicated to the Russian Athos - is not only creative report of artists to the Russian Academy of Arts, colleagues and the audience, but it is the most contribution of the Russian Academy of Arts in the series of events dedicated to the anniversary year - the year of the 1000th anniversary of Russian monasticism on Mount Athos.

The exhibition is open till January 20m 2107.