Ivan Arkhipov painted ‘Malye Korely’ in 2000. The landscape features early fall: the leaves on the trees have already turned yellow, but the grass has not dried yet.
On the left side of the canvas, the artist painted the small river Korelka. Now it is called Korely and flows through the territory of the Uyemsky district of the Arkhangelsk region. In summer, the river usually becomes very shallow, and its banks become swampy.
Ivan Arkhipov depicted a wooden church on the hill with a tent-shaped dome. This is the Church of St. George, which is part of the open-air museum of wooden architecture ‘Malye Korely’. The complex was founded in 1964. Ivan Arkhipov took part in the competition of the design projects.
The ‘Malye Korely’ complex was under construction for nine years. It was opened for visitors in 1973. Now it includes more than 100 wooden buildings, which were disassembled, transported to the museum’s territory from different places, and then reassembled. There are churches with bell towers, peasant and merchant houses, farm buildings, mills, wells, and fences. The oldest ones date back to the 16th and 17th centuries. The complex is divided into several sectors depending on where the structures were brought from: “Kargopol-Onezhsky”, “Dvinskoy”, “Mezensky” and “Pinezhsky”.
The Church of St. George, which Ivan Arkhipov depicted in his painting, is located in the Dvinskoy sector. This is the tallest architectural monument in the museum complex — its height is 36 meters. The wooden church was brought from the village of Vershina in the Verkhnetoemsky district of the Arkhangelsk region. There, this building was erected in 1672, contrary to the direct instructions of the church authorities.
On the left side of the canvas, the artist painted the small river Korelka. Now it is called Korely and flows through the territory of the Uyemsky district of the Arkhangelsk region. In summer, the river usually becomes very shallow, and its banks become swampy.
Ivan Arkhipov depicted a wooden church on the hill with a tent-shaped dome. This is the Church of St. George, which is part of the open-air museum of wooden architecture ‘Malye Korely’. The complex was founded in 1964. Ivan Arkhipov took part in the competition of the design projects.
The ‘Malye Korely’ complex was under construction for nine years. It was opened for visitors in 1973. Now it includes more than 100 wooden buildings, which were disassembled, transported to the museum’s territory from different places, and then reassembled. There are churches with bell towers, peasant and merchant houses, farm buildings, mills, wells, and fences. The oldest ones date back to the 16th and 17th centuries. The complex is divided into several sectors depending on where the structures were brought from: “Kargopol-Onezhsky”, “Dvinskoy”, “Mezensky” and “Pinezhsky”.
The Church of St. George, which Ivan Arkhipov depicted in his painting, is located in the Dvinskoy sector. This is the tallest architectural monument in the museum complex — its height is 36 meters. The wooden church was brought from the village of Vershina in the Verkhnetoemsky district of the Arkhangelsk region. There, this building was erected in 1672, contrary to the direct instructions of the church authorities.
After the religious reform of 1654, it was forbidden to build tent-roofed churches, as it was customary in Old Russian architecture. Patriarch Nikon ordered “to build churches according to the rules of the Holy Apostles and Holy Fathers, so that it would have five domes, and not a tent.” However, the village of Vershina was far from large cities, and church authorities did not visit it to check if the order was followed. Therefore, the peasants violated the ban and built the temple according to the old model. They used their own money for its construction.
