#Novodevichy Convent

[postcard-from-the-past]

Novodevichy Convent in Moscow, Russia

Russian vintage postcard

[arianakozlova]

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow

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Ilya Repin - Grand Duchess Sofia at the Novodevichy Convent (1879)

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-Novodevichy Convent-

[art-portraits]

Smolny Girls

Artist: Dmitry Levitzky (Russian, 1735–1822)

Title: Portrait of Ekaterina Khruschova and Ekaterina Khovanskaya

Date: 1773

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Description

Dmitry Levitsky’s Smolny Girls was done for the Imperial Educational Society for Noble Girls (Smolny Institute). Founded at the initiative of Ivan Betskoi by Catherine the Great in 1764, the institute was housed at the Smolny Novodevichy Convent of the Resurrection in St Petersburg. Ivan Betskoi commissioned Levitsky to paint the portraits for the Smolny Institute. Ekaterina Khruschova (left) and Ekaterina Khovanskaya (right) are depicted performing a pastoral scene at the Smolny Institute.

[sovietpostcards]

What are some fun lesser known historical places to visit in Moscow that you recommend?

I visied Krutitsy Metochion some years ago and it was great, a very Old Russian feel there. Other than that... maybe the Novodevichy Convent, Kolomensky park (esp. beautiful when apple trees are in bloom). Oh, there's a Leo Tolstoy house in Khamovniki which I enjoyed, it has a very nice little park.

I'm not super familiar with Moscow if I'm honest. When I visit, I like to just wander through the streets randomly and see what I can find.

[misscromwellsmonocle]

Princess Sofia Alexeyevna a Year after her Incarceration in the Novodevichy Convent during the Execution of the Streltsys and the Torturing of All Her Servants in 1698 (1879) by Ilya Repin

[youknowyouarerussianwhen]

Новодевичий монастырь, Москва

Novodevichy convent, Moscow

[tenderlywicked]

Any day can be a rainbow day :)

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Monaster Nowodziewiczy w Moskwie, wrzesień 1992 r.

Novodevichy Convent in Moscow, september 1992

モスクワ、ノヴォデヴィチ修道院内にあるスモレンスクの生神女大聖堂、内部のフレスコ。人面蟹みたいなのは〈熾天使〉。天使の九階級のうち最上とされる。三対六枚の翼を持ち、二枚で頭を、二枚で体を隠し、残り二枚ではばたく。1992年9月撮影。 #moscow1992

[vadimking]

Novodevichy Convent

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Sergio Baradat Designs UN World Heritage Stamps

Sergio Baradat Designs UN World Heritage Stamps

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued 6 postage stamps on 11 September 2020, featuring World Heritage sites in the Russian Federation.

The stamps feature Lake Baikal; Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow; Historic Complex of the Kazan Kremlin; Saint Petersburg; Novodevichy Convent and Kizhi Pogost.

Three beautifully designed prestige booklets in English, French, and German accompany…

[ruscatontheroof]

Moscow.Novodevichy Convent

Москва.Новодевичий монастырь

[charlesreeza]

The Novodevichy Convent in south-western Moscow, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in the so-called Moscow Baroque style. Unlike other Moscow cloisters, it has remained virtually intact since the 17th century. In 2004, it was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Photos by Charles Reeza, 2008.

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Ilya Repin (Ukrainian, 1844–1930) "Grand Duchess Sofia at the Novodevichy Convent", 1879 Oil on canvas, 204.5 cm x 147.7 cm

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Moscow Novodevichy Convent Mother Of God Of Smolensk Summer Landscapes(3840x2400)