Research and restoration of the icon “John Chrysostom” from the collection of the Pereslavl-Zalessky Museum-Reserve

The purpose of this article is to talk about the restoration and attribution of a unique icon painting monument originating from the collection of the Pereslavl-Zalessky Museum Reserve. The Russian academy of painting, sculpture and architecture of Ilya Glazunov has completed a complex of works on the conservation and restoration of the icon “John Chrysostom”. In parallel with the restoration, research work was carried out to study the history of the monument and its attribution. Special attention is paid in the article to the study of the artistic features of the icon “John Chrysostom”, the specifics of the plots and compositional solutions are considered. An important part of the work with the monument was the discovery of the author's signature on the icon, which makes it possible to find out the identity of the iconographer. During the search for other works by the iconographer Alexei Ivanovich Lapyrev, an icon from the collection of the State Central Andrey Rublev Museum “Christ Pantocrator” was found, which also has a signature where the name, patronymic and surname of the iconographer coincide with the signature on the restored icon. The article also compares the icons “John Chrysostom” and “Christ Pantocrator”. The character of the writing, the chiaroscuro modeling of the personal and the color are similar on the two icons and have common features. Despite the fact that the date of writing is indicated on the icon from the collection of the State Central Andrey Rublev Museum, it is not possible to name the exact date of the icon “John Chrysostom” because of the lost part of the inscription. In conclusion, the author concludes that the icon can be attributed to the Yaroslavl school of icon painting and clarifies the dating.