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Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky: Icons Photographs

Icons, wall paintings and sacred images photographed in churches and monastery sacristies, often their only colour record.

Interior showing exposed brick and column with murals, Russia (Federation), 1905

Interior showing exposed brick and column with murals

1905

Portrait of a religious man holding a staff, 1905

Portrait of a religious man holding a staff

1905

Religious painting or tapestry showing a bearded man wearing crown…, 1905

Religious painting or tapestry showing a bearded man…

1905

Icon of the Smolensk Mother of God That Belonged to Bagration,…, Borodino (Mozhaĭskiĭ Raĭon), Mozhaĭskiĭ Raĭon, Borodino, 1911

Icon of the Smolensk Mother of God That Belonged to…

1911

Frescoes in the Window Niches and Copy of the St. Nicholas Icon, Nyrob, Nyrob, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Frescoes in the Window Niches and Copy of the St. Nicholas…

1910

Miracle-Working Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Nyrob, Nyrob, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Miracle-Working Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Nyrob

1910

Icon of St. Nicholas Painted at the Same Time as the Miracle-Working…, Nyrob, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Icon of St. Nicholas Painted at the Same Time as the…

1910

Venerable Dalmat's grave in Church of the Consolation of All Sorrows.…, Dalmatovo (KurganskaiA Oblastʹ), Dalmatovo, Western, 1912

Venerable Dalmat's grave in Church of the Consolation of…

1912

Portrait of St. Dalmat, Dalmatovo, Dalmatovo (KurganskaiA Oblastʹ), Dalmatovo, Western, 1912

Portrait of St. Dalmat, Dalmatovo

1912

Miracle-Working Icon Brought by St. Dalmat, Dalmatovo, Dalmatovo (KurganskaiA Oblastʹ), Dalmatovo, Western, 1912

Miracle-Working Icon Brought by St. Dalmat, Dalmatovo

1912

Portrait of St. Isaac, Dalmatovo, Dalmatovo (KurganskaiA Oblastʹ), Dalmatovo, Western, 1912

Portrait of St. Isaac, Dalmatovo

1912

Tomb of Metropolitan Filofei in the Trinity Monastery Cathedral,…, TiUMen, Western, Siberia, 1912

Tomb of Metropolitan Filofei in the Trinity Monastery…

1912

Wall Paintings in the Church of St. George, Staraya Ladoga, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Staraya Ladoga, 1909

Wall Paintings in the Church of St. George, Staraya Ladoga

1909

Wall Paintings in the Church of St. George, Staraya Ladoga (Second…, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Staraya Ladoga, 1909

Wall Paintings in the Church of St. George, Staraya Ladoga…

1909

Wall Paintings in the Church of St. George, Staraya Ladoga (Third…, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Staraya Ladoga, 1909

Wall Paintings in the Church of St. George, Staraya Ladoga…

1909

Ancient Royal Doors in the Church of the Dormition, Deviatiny, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Deviatiny, 1909

Ancient Royal Doors in the Church of the Dormition,…

1909

Two Icons of Saints Peter and Paul from Peter I's Chapel, Petrovskoe, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Two Icons of Saints Peter and Paul from Peter I's Chapel,…

1909

Painting of the Last Judgment, Village of Pidma, Volga, Pid'Ma, Baltic Waterway, 1909

Painting of the Last Judgment, Village of Pidma

1909

Icon of the Mother of God, Goritsy Convent, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Icon of the Mother of God, Goritsy Convent

1909

Icon of the Savior, Goritsy Convent, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Icon of the Savior, Goritsy Convent

1909

Wall Paintings in the Cathedral, Goritsy Convent, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Wall Paintings in the Cathedral, Goritsy Convent

1909

Two Icons in the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Belozersk, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Belozersk, Volga, 1909

Two Icons in the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Belozersk

1909

Icon in the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Belozersk, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Belozersk, Volga, 1909

Icon in the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Belozersk

1909

Icon in the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Belozersk (Second Icon), Volga-Baltic Waterway, Belozersk, Volga, 1909

Icon in the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Belozersk (Second…

1909

Altar Cross and Icon in the Church of the Transfiguration, Pidma, Pid'Ma, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Altar Cross and Icon in the Church of the Transfiguration,…

1909

Icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God in the Ipatiev Monastery Cathedral,…, Volga River Region, Kostroma, Kostroma (KostromskaiA Oblastʹ), 1911

Icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God in the Ipatiev Monastery…

1911

Resting Place of Patriarch Job, Staritsa Dormition Monastery, StaritSA, Volga River Region, 1910

Resting Place of Patriarch Job, Staritsa Dormition Monastery

1910

South Doors of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Tver, Russia (Federation), Tver, 1910

South Doors of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Tver

1910

South Doors of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Tver (Second View), Russia (Federation), Tver, Volga River Region, 1910

South Doors of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Tver…

1910

Icon Covers and Filigree Cross, Orsha Ascension Monastery near Tver, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, 1910

Icon Covers and Filigree Cross, Orsha Ascension Monastery…

1910

Folding Icon, Orsha Ascension Monastery near Tver, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, 1910

Folding Icon, Orsha Ascension Monastery near Tver

1910

Epiphany Convent, Kostroma, Volga River Region, Kostroma, Kostroma (KostromskaiA Oblastʹ), 1910

Epiphany Convent, Kostroma

1910

Fresco on a Column in the Church of St. John Chrysostom, Yaroslavl, IARoslavlʹ (IARoslavskaiA Oblastʹ), Volga River Region, I A Roslavskai A Oblast, 1911

Fresco on a Column in the Church of St. John Chrysostom,…

1911

Fresco over the Entrance to the Church of St. John Chrysostom from…, IARoslavlʹ (IARoslavskaiA Oblastʹ), IARoslavskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, 1911

Fresco over the Entrance to the Church of St. John…

1911

Painted Column in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Yaroslavl, IARoslavlʹ (IARoslavskaiA Oblastʹ), IARoslavskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, 1911

Painted Column in the Church of St. John the Baptist,…

1911

Fresco on the Left Wall of the Church of St. John Chrysostom,…, IARoslavlʹ (IARoslavskaiA Oblastʹ), IARoslavskaiA Oblast, IARoslavl, 1911

Fresco on the Left Wall of the Church of St. John…

1911

Fresco on the Left Wall of the Church of St. John the Baptist,…, IARoslavlʹ (IARoslavskaiA Oblastʹ), IARoslavskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, 1911

Fresco on the Left Wall of the Church of St. John the…

1911

Entrance to the Church of St. John the Baptist from the Gallery,…, IARoslavlʹ (IARoslavskaiA Oblastʹ), IARoslavskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, 1911

Entrance to the Church of St. John the Baptist from the…

1911

Icon Depicting Alexander Nevsky, Ipatiev Monastery Sacristy, Kostroma, KostromskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, Kostroma, 1911

Icon Depicting Alexander Nevsky, Ipatiev Monastery…

1911

Fresco from the Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, KostromskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, Kostroma, 1911

Fresco from the Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma

1911

Icon of the Vladimir Mother of God (Reverse), Ipatiev Monastery,…, KostromskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, Kostroma, 1911

Icon of the Vladimir Mother of God (Reverse), Ipatiev…

1911

Fresco in the Summer Church of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God,…, Volga River Region, IARoslavl, IARoslavlʹ (IARoslavskaiA Oblastʹ), 1911

Fresco in the Summer Church of the Feodorovskaya Mother of…

1911

Inside the White Chamber Museum, Rostov the Great, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Rostov, 1911

Inside the White Chamber Museum, Rostov the Great

1911

Royal Doors with Late 16th-Century Icon Painting, Rostov Museum, Volga River Region, Rostov, 1911

Royal Doors with Late 16th-Century Icon Painting, Rostov…

1911

17th-Century Carved Wooden Icons, Rostov Museum, Volga River Region, Rostov, 1911

17th-Century Carved Wooden Icons, Rostov Museum

1911

Two Carved Icons from Royal Doors, 18th Century, Rostov Museum, Volga River Region, Rostov, 1911

Two Carved Icons from Royal Doors, 18th Century, Rostov…

1911

Royal Doors from the First Half of the 18th Century, Rostov Museum…, Rostov, Volga River Region, 1911

Royal Doors from the First Half of the 18th Century, Rostov…

1911

Fresco in the Church of St. Isidore the Blessed, Rostov the Great, Rostov, Volga River Region, 1911

Fresco in the Church of St. Isidore the Blessed, Rostov the…

1911

Entrance Doors of the Trinity Church in the Deposition of the Robe…, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Suzdal, 1912

Entrance Doors of the Trinity Church in the Deposition of…

1912

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