Beholding the Trinity - Andrei Rublev of Andrei Tarkovsky

"Beholding the Trinity - Andrei Rublev of Andrei Tarkovsky", acrylic on canvas, 2023, Bishop Maxim

Andrei Tarkovsky’s cinematic tapestry, “Andrei Rublev,” unfurls the spiritual and artistic journey of its titular protagonist amidst the tumultuous backdrop of medieval Russia. Rublev, a divine painter of souls, grapples with the chaos of the mortal world and the silences of the divine, as he seeks the profound inspiration to render the Holy Trinity icon. Through the gossamer threads of faith, doubt, and revelation, Tarkovsky weaves an epic meditation on the anguished dance between artistic creation and divine communion. It’s an exploration of a person in quest, wrestling with the very heavens to birth a masterpiece.