In Church of the Transfiguration on Kizhi island will be back the shroud from the original decoration of the Church. Its more than a year was restored in the workshops of the all-Russian art scientific and restoration center them. academician I. E. Grabar, Moscow.
the Shroud in 1834 donated the Church of the Transfiguration Anton Oshevnev. It is a beautiful canvas with the image of the body of Jesus Christ in the grave, framed with a velvet border with figures of cherubs in the corners, the press service of the Museum-reserve “Kizhi”.
during the restoration of the canvas, filled with oil, separated from the textile and restored separately. After the shroud is assembled on the exposure frame.
About all the intricacies of the work told the Moscow restorers Anton Trofimov and Catherine Savarin who came to Petrozavodsk. They noted the uniqueness of the exhibit – like execution and size of the shroud are rare.
to See the original shroud will be in August this year, when the Church of the Transfiguration will open after restoration. It will happen on the feast of the Transfiguration.
