Dispute about Holbein as a dispute about faith: discussion around Fedor Dostoevsky’s novel ‘The Idiot’

The article is devoted to the controversy around painting by Hans Holbein Younger "Christ in tomb" and novel "The Idiot" Fedor Dostoevsky, where this picture central ekphrasis. aim of study was analyze current trends interpretation Holbein's Dostoevsky's novel, their relationship with Christian dogmatics, canonical requirements for depicting image Christ, biblical context, establish existing possible interpretive models, boundaries perspectives. discusses about before Dostoevsky (Karamzin, Zhukovsky, Gruner, Spazier, Lavater, Zschokke, Hegner) its development disputes it, presented modern researchers Holbein’s Dostoevsky’s works. Particular attention paid issue kenosis, corruption destruction, significance allusions understanding meaning Idiot". argument that actualizes carrying a provocative crucified Christ himself had eyes world: "for Jews stumbling block Greeks foolishness" (1 Cor. 1: 23).