Russian Religious Art Demystified in North Carolina

NEWS OBSERVER

“Windows into Heaven: Russian Icons from the Lilly and Francis Robicsek Collection of Religious Art” at The N.C. Museum of History features “Vladimir Mother of God.”

NORTH CAROLINA---“Windows into Heaven” features 36 Russian icons from the 18th and 19th centuries that exemplify the visual richness of the Russian Orthodox Church during the Romanov period. These items are from the collection of Lilly and Francis Robicsek of Charlotte. “The Tsars’ Cabinet” includes more than 230 objects displaying artistic craftsmanship during the period of the Romanov tsars. The Romanov Dynasty – also known as the House of Romanov – began 400 years ago, governing Russia from 1613 until 1917. Rulers of the period included Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Nicholas II. [link]

North Carolina Museum of History: “Windows into Heaven” (October 4, 2013–March 5, 2014); 5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, North Carolina; (919) 807-7900; ncdcr.gov/ncmoh