Experience of Old Russian Icon-painters in the Training of an Artist-Teacher
The article discusses the questions of studying the experience of old Russian icon-painters in the training of an artist-teacher. The author gives brief information about the history of ancient Russian icon painting and the comparative analysis, the distinctive features of Western European religious art and iconography. The article gives an idea about the features of ancient Russian icon painting, inverted perspective and conventional figurative language. The author proposes to study the experience of the ancient masters, to look for the forgotten experience and knowledge to form new experience which can be used to make discoveries and develop new knowledge.