Vladimir Putin decided to give the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) the icon of the Holy Trinity, painted by Andrei Rublev; previously, she received 61 «significant changes» after being transferred to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra from the Tretyakov Gallery. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the ROC. 1″ />Andrey Rublev's «Trinity» was taken from the Tretyakov Gallery to Trinity-Sergius laurel. The icon was provided for worship, despite the protests of the restorers
Over the next year, the icon will be in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and then it will be exhibited in the Trinity Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra.
Last summer The Tretyakov Gallery temporarily handed over the icon to the Russian Orthodox Church, and the monument of the 15th century was brought to the Trinity Cathedral of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad. The gallery staff opposed the transfer of the exhibit, as its removal from museum conditions could have irreversible consequences for the safety of Rublev's work.
A few days later, the icon was returned to the Tretyakov Gallery. Restorers then reported no «visible signs of deterioration». However, in September, the restoration board identified 61 «significant changes» after being removed from the museum. As a result, they decided to leave the «Trinity» in the depository of the gallery, excluding it from the exhibition «for an indefinite period.»