Russian icon painters

The book is told about the icon painters and artists who devoted their creativity by the image of Jesus Christ. Reading these stories, children learn about the basics of iconographic skills, about the spiritual feat of such icon painters, like Feofan Greek and Andrei Rublev, Dionysius and Simon Ushakov. The author"s ability to speak simply about complex things, helps a small reader to approach understanding of such icons as "Trinity" by A. Rublev and "Transfiguration" F. Greek, see the poetry of Russian icon painting, enter the windows of the Vladimir Cathedral in Kyiv and fly on the magic carpet plane. The author tried to bring the images of artists to children, introduce them to a creative painter workshop with his doubts and sophors, joys and finds. The book is designed for children of junior and middle school age, designed to read in the family, at the lessons of Orthodox culture and in Sunday School. I would like the terms of readers of this book to be wider: her theme will enrich the soul of every person who will touch her. The book will be useful as those who study the art of icon painting in an educational institution and those who chose a book in a number of others. Parents will be able to help their children find answers to many of spiritual content