Oleg Tarasov: 2 books
Framing Russian Art
From Early Icons to Malevich
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
The notion of the frame in art can refer not only to a material frame bordering an image, but also to a conceptual frame. Both meanings are essential to how the work is perceived. In Framing Russian Art, art historian Oleg Tarasov investigates the role of the frame in its literal function of demarcating...
Icon and Devotion
Sacred Spaces in Imperial Russia
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2004
Icon and Devotion offers the first extensive presentation in English of the making and meaning of Russian icons. The craft of icon-making is set into the context of forms of worship that emerged in the Russian Orthodox Church in the mid-seventeenth century. Oleg Tarasov shows how icons have held a...