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The Foil-Made (Folezh) Rizas Originated From Bryansk: to the Material Turn in Modern Russian Religious Studies

https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-7203-2024-42-3-249-273

Abstract

The object of the study is decoration and votive embellishment of the Russian icons from the mid‑19th to early 21st centuries; the subject of the study is the rizas, halos and crowns of the foil‑made and underfoiled images. The co‑authors see the novelty of the posing the question in two aspects: a) the “Bryansk case” that is clearly limited by one region and has not yet come to the attention of iconologists is used; b) attention is focused not so much on the result of decorating the icon boards with foil, but on the subtleties of the technological process of producing parts from which the finished icon case is constructed, which allows us to distinguish local methods of processing foil and correctly attribute the surviving monuments of folk crafts. The main research methods are maintained within the framework of the material, iconic and semiotic turns in human sciences, with participant observation, description, case study, and complex religious studies as the main methods. The authors come to the conclusion that the current state of the foil (folezh) craft in the Bryansk region allows us to confidently speak about the continuing succession of generations of masters, while the detailed expertise of the processing of foil and available materials contributes to the up‑to‑date museumification and art history attribution of foil‑covered and foil‑covered icons.

About the Authors

I. P. Davydov
Moscow State University
Russian Federation

Ivan P. Davydov — Professor

Moscow 



M. S. Sukhova

Russian Federation

Maria S. Sukhova — Independent Researcher

Bryansk



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Davydov I.P., Sukhova M.S. The Foil-Made (Folezh) Rizas Originated From Bryansk: to the Material Turn in Modern Russian Religious Studies. State, Religion and Church in Russia and Worldwide. 2024;42(3):249-273. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-7203-2024-42-3-249-273

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