Chludov Psalter.

The manuscript collection of the State Historical Museum in Moscow houses an interesting IXth-century manuscript. This is a unique Chludov Psalter written in Greek. This Psalter was created during the period of iconoclasm and reflects the realities of time in its illustrations.

On one of the pages of the Psalter, the degradation of the Crucified, who is offered a sponge soaked in vinegar, is equated with the desecration of his image, which is being whitewashed with a similar sponge. The miniature in this Psalter serves as a polemic against the iconoclasts by illustrating Psalm 68:22: “They mix my food with gall, and give me vinegar for my thirst."

Through a visual analogy, the artist of the Psalter demonstrates his attitude to the phenomenon of iconoclasm. And curiously, the author expresses his commitment to iconodules by the very form of expressing his thoughts, presented them in visible images.

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