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OCR: special place in the Tretyakov Gallery' S collection reserved for painting from the late Middle Ages or the 16th 17th centuries This period is distinguished by the sophisticated nature of the icon's theological econtent that is encapsulated by the emergence of new symbolic themes Blessed Be the Host of the King of Heaven 1550s, Moscow) From the middle of the 17th century the aesthetic language of Russian icon painting gradually departs from traditional canonic and medieval aesthetic norms Although artists consistently base their work on old pieces new features become widespread: in terms of composition, they assume content symbolio Heaver aesthetio