Andrei Rublev’s ‘Trinity’ icon returned to Russia’s Trinity Lavra after repairs to climate-controlled display
Andrei Rublev’s icon “Svyataya Troitsa” (“Holy Trinity”) was returned to the iconostasis, or icon screen, in the Trinity Cathedral at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius on October 5, RBC reported.
On October 5, the "Holy Trinity" icon by Andrei Rublev was returned to the Trinity Cathedral at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Russia, according to RBC. An insider told the news outlet that the repairs on the climate-controlled display case for the icon were now complete. On September 12, Ekho and religion expert Ksenia Luchenko reported that the special chamber housing the icon had malfunctioned.
They said the humidity inside was 80%, while experts say it should be 50–55%. A German specialist was brought in to fix the chamber, but the equipment failed again shortly after his departure. The Moscow Patriarchate stated that the icon had been removed from the iconostasis and that Tretyakov Gallery specialists were conducting a routine inspection, with a printed reproduction taking its place.
The Tretyakov Gallery confirmed that the "Trinity" was being restored and said museum staff would check its condition. The icon, painted between 1422 and 1427, had been displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery since 1929. In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree transferring the icon to the Russian Orthodox Church, after which it was sent to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius.
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