Andrey Rublov museum of early Russian art - Museum des Malers Andrei Rubljow
Östlich des Stadtzentrums, im früheren Andronnikow-Kloster, befindet sich das Museum des Malers Andrei Rubljow (1360–1430), in dem der Meister der russischen Ikonenmalerei und Begründer der Moskauer Malschule im 15. Jahrhundert als Mönch lebte, starb und auch beigesetzt wurde. Das Museum beherbergt Ikonenmalerei des 14. bis 17. Jahrhunderts.
In this country it is the only specialized museum of icon-painting which numbers more than 3000 icons. It was opened in 1960 when the 600th birth anniversary of the great Russian icon-painter Andrey Rublyov was celebrated. The museum is located on the grounds of the former Our Savior-Andronnikov Monastery, an architectural ensemble of the 15-19th centuries which includes Moscow’s oldest church of Our Savior (1420). The museum collection includes icons representing different schools of the 15-18th centuries.
St. Andronicus Monastery is beautifully located on the high bank of Yauza River. The Monastery was founded in 1360. It is known that Andrei Rublev, the famous Russian painter, was a monk at the St. Andronicus Monastery. It is supposed that the main cathedral of the Monastery, the Spassky (Saviour) Cathedral was built in 1425-1427, in compliance with the architectural planning carried out by Andrei Rublev. This white-stoned Cathedral has been recently transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church and is currently used for religious ceremonies. All other structures at the territory of Monastery belong to the Andrei Rublev Museum of Early Russian Culture and Art.
