Early Rus Collection (#4)

The Death of Gostomysl, 860 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Artist: Chorikov, Boris Artemyevich (1802-1866)
The Death of Gostomysl, 860 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Trizna of Princess Olga 945 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Artist: Chorikov, Boris Artemyevich (1802-1866)
Trizna of Princess Olga 945 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Sviatopolk the Accursed. 1019 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Artist: Chorikov, Boris Artemyevich (1802-1866)
Sviatopolk the Accursed. 1019 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Grand Prince Yaroslav I as the Legislator (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Hypocritical piety of Grand Prince Sviatopolk II (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Death of Grand Duke Oleg. 912 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Artist: Chorikov, Boris Artemyevich (1802-1866)
The Death of Grand Duke Oleg. 912 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Baptism of Grand Princess Olga of Kiev. 955 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The heroic deed of a young Man in Kiev in 968 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Meeting between Iziaslav I and Vsevolod I. 1073 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The oppression of the Novgorodians by Vladimir Monomakh. 1116 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Consecration to the Great Schema by Alexander Nevsky (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Continence of Andrei Bogolyubsky (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Artist: Chorikov, Boris Artemyevich (1802-1866)
The Continence of Andrei Bogolyubsky (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Map of Moscow, 1572. Artist: Hogenberg, Frans (1535-1590)
Map of Moscow, 1572. Found in the collection of Biblioteca Centrale Nazionale, Florence

Grand Prince Iziaslav Yaroslavich of Kiev (from the Historical Medal Series), 1770s. Artist: Numismatic, Russian coins
Grand Prince Iziaslav Yaroslavich of Kiev (from the Historical Medal Series), 1770s. Private Collection

Coin (Srebrennik) of Grand Duke Vladimir Svyatoslavich (Reverse: Symbol of Rurikids), 980-1015. Private Collection

Rurik, Sineus and Truvor. The Invitation of the Varangians, 862 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Death of Grand Prince Sviatoslav I of Kiev. 972 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Testament of Vladimir Monomakh to Children, 1125 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Flight of Mstislav Mstislavich after the Battle of the Kalka, 1223 (From Illustrated Karamzin) Artist: Chorikov
The Flight of Mstislav Mstislavich after the Battle of the Kalka, 1223 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Churilo Plenkovich. Illustration for the book Russian epic heroes. Artist: Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942)
Churilo Plenkovich. Illustration for the book Russian epic heroes. Private Collection

Volga Svyatoslavich. Artist: Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942)
Volga Svyatoslavich. Private Collection

Map of Muscovy by Ptolemy (Octava Europe Tabula). Artist: Anonymous master
Map of Muscovy by Ptolemy (Octava Europe Tabula). Private Collection

Map of Muscovy. Artist: Moll, Herman (1654-1732)
Map of Muscovy. Private Collection

Map of Russia (From: Imperii Russici et Tartariae universae tam majoris et Asiaticae quam minoris et Artist: Homann)
Map of Russia (From: Imperii Russici et Tartariae universae tam majoris et Asiaticae quam minoris et Europaeae tabula). Private Collection

The Founding of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery. Artist: Nesterov, Mikhail Vasilyevich (1862-1942)
The Founding of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery. Private Collection

Baptism by Fire. Artist: Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942)
Baptism by Fire. Found in the collection of State Art Gallery, Lviv

Map of Muscovy. Artist: Price, Charles (active Early 18th cen. )
Map of Muscovy. Private Collection

A Russian. Artist: Schoen, Erhard (1491-1592)
A Russian. Found in the collection of Albertina, Vienna

Saint Olga, Princess of Kiev. Artist: Ancient Russian frescos
Saint Olga, Princess of Kiev. Found in the collection of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kiev

Moscow (From: Voyages par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Index orientales). Artist: Bruijn, Cornelis de (1652-1727)
Moscow (From: Voyages par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Index orientales). Private Collection

The heroic deed of a young Man in Kiev in the year 968. Artist: Ivanov, Andrei Ivanovich (1775-1848)
The heroic deed of a young Man in Kiev in the year 968. Found in the collection of State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Russia Moscovia, c. 1565. Artist: Danti, Egnazio (1536-1586)
Russia Moscovia, c. 1565. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Pursuit of Sviatoslavs warriors by the Byzantine army (Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes), 11th-1 Artist: Anonymous
Pursuit of Sviatoslavs warriors by the Byzantine army (Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes), 11th-12th century. Found in the collection of the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Russian warriors. Siegmund von Herberstein travels through Russia (From: Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii ), 1571
Russian warriors. Siegmund von Herberstein travels through Russia (From: Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii..), 1571. From a private collection

Map of Russia (From: Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii ), 1556. Artist: Anonymous
Map of Russia (From: Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii..), 1556. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Map of Russia (From: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum), 1573. Artist: Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598)
Map of Russia (From: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum), 1573. From a private collection

The Shroud of Alexander Nevsky (Ecclesiastical embroidery), 1670s. Artist: Stroganov workshop
The Shroud of Alexander Nevsky (Ecclesiastical embroidery), 1670s. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Sergyev Possad

Alexander covers the corpse of Darius with his cloak (Illustration from the Serbian Alexandria), 1680s. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Grand Duke Vladimir Svyatoslavich (From the Tsarskiy titulyarnik (Tsars Book of Titles), 1672. Artist: Russian Master
Grand Duke Vladimir Svyatoslavich (From the Tsarskiy titulyarnik (Tsars Book of Titles), 1672. Found in the collection of the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Basil the Blessed, End of 16th cen Artist: Russian icon
Basil the Blessed, End of 16th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Battle of the Ice on April 5, 1242 at Lake Peipus (From the Illuminated Compiled Chronicle), ca 1568?1576. Found in the collection of the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

The Gospel Book of the Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible, 1571. Artist: Ancient Russian Art
The Gospel Book of the Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible, 1571. Found in the collection of the State Armoury Chamber in the Kremlin, Moscow

Grand Duke Vladimir receiving the Ambassadors. Artist: Vereshchagin, Vasili Petrovich (1835-1909)
Grand Duke Vladimir receiving the Ambassadors. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek

Saint Grand Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky, 1887. Artist: Solnzev, Fyodor Grigoryevich (1801-1892)
Saint Grand Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky, 1887. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Illustration for Old Russian Legend Volga, 1901-1904. Private Collection

The Gospel Book, the first Moscow printed book, 1553-1554. Found in the collection of State A. Rublyov Museum of Ancient Russian Art, Moscow

Double page of the Gospel Book of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 14th century. Artist: Russian master
Double page of the Gospel Book of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 14th century. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Saints Bartholomew and Stephen building church in honour of the Holy Trinity at the Makovets Hill (Book miniature), 16th century. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

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