Pavlosk 1782-1786, architect: Charles Cameron
Pavlosk was commissioned by Catherine the Great for her son Paul. Although the palace was completely destroyed during World War II, it has since been restored to its former beauty.

Chapel, Pavlosk
Interior design: Vincenzo Brenna, 1799.

Peasant House (izba), Russia.
This house is typical of one in the countryside.

Icon corner (krasnyi ugolok) in peasant house, Russia.
Every Russian home, no matter how grand or small, had a place for prayer. In pre-1917 Russia, these icon corners were also found in public spaces such as train stations and shops. Today, many Russian Orthodox homes have an icon corner.

Smolensk Mother of God.
Second half of the 19th century.
Repousse brass cover (oklad) over icon painted in the academic style of the period.

SI.1986.106. Gift of Elizabeth Eudora Medinger in memory of her uncle, Atherton Seidell Phd.

St. Nicholas of Mozhaisk
18th or 19th century.
St. Nicholas is one of the most venerated saints in the Russian Orthodox Church. In the 14th century, a wooden sculpture of St. Nicholas was placed on the wall which surrounded the city of Mozhaisk, west of Moscow. According to legend, the sculpture saved the city from invaders.

S.I. 1986.046. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lambert.

Mother of God Enthroned with Selected Saints.
Mid 19th century.
Repousse silver cover (oklad) over icon painted in a primitive style.

S.I. 1986.107. Gift of Elizabeth Eudora Medinger in memory of her uncle, Atherton Seidell Phd.

Cast brass cross with blue enamel.
Probably 19th century.
An elaborate variant of the crucifixion that includes eight attendant figures flanking the cross and small square icons of five major feast days encircling the top, crowned with six seraphim.

S.I. 1986.094. Gift of Elizabeth Eudora Medinger in memory of her uncle, Atherton Seidell Phd.