Focus on this artwork and explain the History.
The icon was discovered by the art historian Georgy Filimonov in 1864 while dismantling the "junk storeroom" in the "tent" (the attic) of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in Moscow Kremlin, where "dilapidated and unusable" icons were laid, destined for destruction. The icon was moved to Rumyantsev Museum, where it was attributed to Simon Ushakov's circle. The conclusion was based on the last restoration  of the icon, made in the 17th century. After the dissolution of the Rumyantsev Museum in 1925, the icon as part of the collection of Christian antiquities was transferred to the State Historical Museum, where the restorer E. I. Bryagin cleaned it.  Due to the poor preservation of the painting, the restorer was forced to preserve significant remains of the 17th-century additions to the icon, such as the green background, clothes, writing on the hair, and gold.  In 1926 it was first exhibited at an exhibition of the monuments of ancient Russian icon paintings in the State Historical Museum.  In 1930 the collection of Christian antiquities was moved to the  Tretyakov Gallery. Then in 1934 the icon was moved to the collection of Russian Museum. According to Viktor Lazarev: you have to connect this icon to Byzantine influence exerted on the art of Novgorod in the 12th century. It could be a work of the workshop of Olisey the Greek The icon is similar to the Holy Face of Novgorod painted on the back of the Adoration of the Cross but which is attributed to "an unknown author" by the Tretyakov Museum.
Olisey the Greek icon Russian icon Rumyantsev Museum Moscow Kremlin Tretyakov Gallery Moscow Russian Museum Christ Simon Ushakov Viktor Lazarev Byzantine Ivan the Great Bell Tower Kremlin Russia State Historical Museum