The iconography in the context of the spiritual and aesthetic dialogue between Russia and the West

The article actualizes the topic of aesthetic vision, which has a fundamental, ontological and moral significance for the formation of a human personality, its relationship to the world, axiological hierarchy and national identity. In the context of this topic, questions are raised concerning church art and the influence of Western European aesthetic thought on it. It is shown that in the conditions of the rapid development of visual culture, when visual images become the most aggressive conductors of the ideology of transhumanism, dehumanization and de-Christianization of society, the problem of the beauty of church art and its missionary capabilities acquire essential significance not only for the Church, but also for the entire modern culture.