Antimins is a consecrated church piece of cloth with a particle of the relics of an Orthodox martyr sewn into it. Such canvases are kept on the church altars and used in divine services.
Early antiminsia were painted by hand, but in March 1675, they began to be made at the Moscow Print Yard — the same place where books were printed. The most frequent scene was the image of “The Entombment of Jesus Christ”. The highest ranks of the clergy necessarily signed each copy, so when printing, a set of standard verbal formulas appeared — they preceded the bishop’s signature. These inscriptions were placed on the upper and lower margins.
The item from the museum’s collection was created at the Moscow Print Yard, it is a yellow silk board with a printed image. The date of printing is indicated on the stamp: 1789.
In the center of the board is the most popular Print Yard’s antimins scene of the Entombment: Jesus Christ lies in the coffin, His head rests on the arms of Joseph, who stands at the head. Nearby are the Savior’s loved ones: the grieving Mother of God, John the Theologian and myrrhbearers Mary Magdalene, Mary of Clopas and Mary, mother of James. Angels stand on either side of them. Nicodemus knelt at the feet of Christ.
At the top of the cartouche (the element framed with curls), the printed text is visible,
Early antiminsia were painted by hand, but in March 1675, they began to be made at the Moscow Print Yard — the same place where books were printed. The most frequent scene was the image of “The Entombment of Jesus Christ”. The highest ranks of the clergy necessarily signed each copy, so when printing, a set of standard verbal formulas appeared — they preceded the bishop’s signature. These inscriptions were placed on the upper and lower margins.
The item from the museum’s collection was created at the Moscow Print Yard, it is a yellow silk board with a printed image. The date of printing is indicated on the stamp: 1789.
In the center of the board is the most popular Print Yard’s antimins scene of the Entombment: Jesus Christ lies in the coffin, His head rests on the arms of Joseph, who stands at the head. Nearby are the Savior’s loved ones: the grieving Mother of God, John the Theologian and myrrhbearers Mary Magdalene, Mary of Clopas and Mary, mother of James. Angels stand on either side of them. Nicodemus knelt at the feet of Christ.
At the top of the cartouche (the element framed with curls), the printed text is visible,
