Christ the Redeemer

Andrei Rublev's Christ the Redeemer, painted around 1420, belongs to the pinnacle of medieval Russian icon painting. Rublev's serene, luminous style transformed Russian sacred art, establishing a visual language of spiritual beauty that became the standard for Orthodox iconography Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship The work is now in the collection of Tretyakov Gallery.

The icon displays Rublev's masterful handling of the egg tempera medium, with the face of Christ rendered in subtle layers of warm ochre and white highlights that create an effect of transcendent gentleness and spiritual authority.