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Prima di tutto "mi compiaccio" (no, non è vero...) di mostrare ancora una volta il " casino " in cui lavoro. A dispetto di quel che sembra vi posso assicurare che è un casino assai ordinato : con i giusti spostamenti e le idee chiare riesco a lavorare ancora abbastanza bene.
Vedete la Trinità sul cavalletto, il computer dietro la lampada, qualche studio iconografico e non, l'icona del Pantocrator (su cui dall'ultimo post non ho messo mano), l'Angolo Rosso, ossia l'icona appesa al muro (una volta era on the shelf), books and a small icon of a small Virgin and Child for a wedding that I hope to finish next week or the next, and to publish a photo.
The days go by and the source for my "working holiday" in Cape Verde approaches. I did not talk about?? Eh, eh ... surprise!
Meanwhile I have to match a bit 'all that, the painting, the parish and the preparations for departure are a bit' with the water throat but I'm coming out.

Here, the Trinity I'm working on, as it appears at present. Apart from the faces and hair, missing rocks, wings, decorations in gold (known as ASIST, in Russian), the tree - even if it does not seem to see in this picture - the lettering, borders, and a variety of finishing touches, vernicette, I call several times merry with the name of " Ciappini .

A photo of a detail, among other things, a part of the icon that does not satisfy me and which I fully intend to return and fix: the palace, which is the home of Abraham, which links the subject to the passage of this icon of the three Angels in Genesis 18, 1-15 .

Last time I spoke of the models. There monster three: the first one that I always kept an eye on is the icon of the Trinity Andrei Rublev's Holy monaco . A summit of reach, ineffably inspired, freshness, serenity, peace. When Peter said to Jesus: "Lord , it's nice for us to be here ... " (Mt 17, 4) here, this gives rise to this icon. Today it is painted (written) and re-painted, printed and pasted, meditated on her books are written, prayers ... talk about it much, yet one can not remain silent in front of her.


too, I have painted at least twice , trying to fathom the mystery and trying to "get" what it expresses, but is still something missing, which is beyond our comprehension.
When I was asked an icon of the Trinity and the thought immediately went inevitably toward her, yet at the end I chose a road groped a bit 'different: I have already discussed elsewhere, but I believe that over the years, decades, we could reach the Western iconography valid Catholic and Orthodox (in most meaning full of these terms), which is fully Italian. Catholic icon, as it was until the early Middle Ages, namely the time of Giunta Pisano, Coppo di Marcovaldo and Cimabue.
The Trinity of Rublev is there, high and ineffable model, but our way is a bit ' different: the Meta remains the same, and also the stages (the canons, dogmas), but it is for us to travel the road that we own and to which we are called. Anyway, we will not say that our Catholic and Orthodox icons and expression of feeling "Italian" future generations will have to write this review.

When we go to attempts, and the inspiration of the models available to us. In fact they are still largely Russian: This above is an icon of the Pskov school , flamboyant colors and how to lie, that is transparent stains.

The following is an icon of the Novgorod school , one of those who watched more, along with Rublev. Novgorod is more "educational" in a balanced, weighted, and even rational, if you will. There is something fabulous, but it is actually the Russian fairy tale that has taken this type of icons. I find it very
icon hot, unlike that of Rublev is fresh. Novgorod is thus one aspect that caught Rublev did not consider it further, and vice versa.
my part, I realize that my icon is becoming very "novgorodiana", for that warm colors exude warmth.
But it is not over yet it is early to say what scuola somiglia: in fondo il centro dell'icona sono i volti , e nella mia sono ancora completamente da iniziare. Ve li mostro alla prossima? Spero !