Church of Pimen the Great in the New Vorotniki
Author: Dobrovolskaya Gayane
canvas/oil 44.5cm x 53.2cm 2018
The artwork is framed
At the Moscow vorotniks (gatekeepers at the city gates) the settlement Vorotniki was located near Tverskaya Street. Then they were moved to the suburbs. Here another Vorotnikovskaya settlement was formed. In 1696-1702, a new stone church was built. In 1825, the temple was built fence. In 1870, a new design of the facade and bell tower was approved. The architectural style of the church is Russian baroque.
The picture is inserted in a wooden frame, covered with a translucent layer of white stain.
The picture is inserted in a wooden frame, covered with a translucent layer of white stain.