Icons study guide

Silver icon with painting of the Virgin and Child, embellished with semi-precious stones, Russia, 19th century. Museum no. 141-1906

Bibliography

Other collections

The British Museum
(Dept of Medieval and Later Antiquities)
Great Russell Street,
London WC1B 3DG
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8299
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/

Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery
Museum Street
Blackburn BB1 7AJ
Telephone: 01254 667130
Fax: +44 (0)1254 695370
www.blackburn.gov.uk

Christ Church Gallery
Christ Church
Oxford
OX1 1DP
Telephone: +44 (0)1865 276172
Fax: +44 (0)1865 202429

Exhibitions

• Ancient Russian Icons, 8 November-28 December 1929
• Masterpieces of Byzantine Art, Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 23 August 1958-13 September 1958
  Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1 October 1958-9 November 1958
• The Byzantine World, Chichester District Museum, 1978
• Icons from Bulgaria, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978
• Icons in Oxford, Christ Church Gallery, Oxford, 1980
• From Byzantium to El Greco: Greek Frescoes and Icons, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 March 1987-21 June 1987
• Gates of Mystery: The Art of Holy Russia, 20 October 1993-3 January 1994
• Byzantium: Treasures of Byzantine Art and Culture from British Collections, The British Museum, London, February 1995-23 April 1995
• The Art of Holy Russia: Icons from Moscow 1400-1660,  Royal Academy of Arts, London, 19 March 1998-14 June 1998
• Conversations with God: Icon Masterpieces from the Byzantine Museum of Athens, The Hellenic Centre, London, 22 May 1998-21 June 1998
• Cyprus: The Holy Island, The Hellenic Centre, London, 1 November 2000-17 December 2000
• Sinai, Byzantium, Russia, Courtauld Gallery, London, 19 October 2000-4 February 2001

Last updated 15 August 2002