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Christ the Savior (Zvenigorod)

Andrei Rublev (attributed), early 15th century

Christ the Savior (Zvenigorod)
Christ the Savior (Zvenigorod), Andrei Rublev · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Part of a Deesis tier discovered in 1918 in a woodshed near Zvenigorod. Though badly damaged, the face of Christ, gentle and luminous, is among the treasures of Russian iconography.