PLAFOND PAINTING IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CATHERINE PALACE, TSARSKOYE SELO

The Chapel of the Resurrection of Christ is an example of the mid-18th century baroque church combining two traditions – Western European and Russian, which is manifest in the decor of the church interiors, plots and stylistics of religious painting. The church has a number of unique artistic featur...

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Main Author: Korshunova Natalya G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ural State University of Architecture and Art 2022-06-01
Series:Архитектон
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Online Access:http://archvuz.ru/en/2022_2/28/
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description The Chapel of the Resurrection of Christ is an example of the mid-18th century baroque church combining two traditions – Western European and Russian, which is manifest in the decor of the church interiors, plots and stylistics of religious painting. The church has a number of unique artistic features, including the iconostasis program, the color characteristics of the interior, the picturesque ensemble of wall images, and the inclusion of mirrors and plafond paintings in the cult space. Three plafonds painted in the 19th century each feature a different style, and their stories correspond to the mid-18th century plafonds lost in the 1820 fire. The plafond painting is a bright contribution to the decor filled with profound semantic and symbolic contents. During the German occupation of Pushkin (1941–1944), the Chapel was barbarically looted. From 2015, work is under way to recreate the painting ensemble of the church, including the plafonds in the altar, central hall, and choirs.
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spelling doaj.art-08834831e7b949caa47c8a526d9a621c2022-12-22T02:49:47ZengUral State University of Architecture and ArtАрхитектон1990-41262022-06-012(78)2810.47055/1990-4126-2022-2(78)-28PLAFOND PAINTING IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CATHERINE PALACE, TSARSKOYE SELOKorshunova Natalya G.0State museum and heritage site «Tsarskoye Selo»The Chapel of the Resurrection of Christ is an example of the mid-18th century baroque church combining two traditions – Western European and Russian, which is manifest in the decor of the church interiors, plots and stylistics of religious painting. The church has a number of unique artistic features, including the iconostasis program, the color characteristics of the interior, the picturesque ensemble of wall images, and the inclusion of mirrors and plafond paintings in the cult space. Three plafonds painted in the 19th century each feature a different style, and their stories correspond to the mid-18th century plafonds lost in the 1820 fire. The plafond painting is a bright contribution to the decor filled with profound semantic and symbolic contents. During the German occupation of Pushkin (1941–1944), the Chapel was barbarically looted. From 2015, work is under way to recreate the painting ensemble of the church, including the plafonds in the altar, central hall, and choirs.http://archvuz.ru/en/2022_2/28/the catherine palacerussian baroqueclassicismcourt churchchurch artplafond painting
spellingShingle Korshunova Natalya G.
PLAFOND PAINTING IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CATHERINE PALACE, TSARSKOYE SELO
Архитектон
the catherine palace
russian baroque
classicism
court church
church art
plafond painting
title PLAFOND PAINTING IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CATHERINE PALACE, TSARSKOYE SELO
title_full PLAFOND PAINTING IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CATHERINE PALACE, TSARSKOYE SELO
title_fullStr PLAFOND PAINTING IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CATHERINE PALACE, TSARSKOYE SELO
title_full_unstemmed PLAFOND PAINTING IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CATHERINE PALACE, TSARSKOYE SELO
title_short PLAFOND PAINTING IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CATHERINE PALACE, TSARSKOYE SELO
title_sort plafond painting in the chapel of the catherine palace tsarskoye selo
topic the catherine palace
russian baroque
classicism
court church
church art
plafond painting
url http://archvuz.ru/en/2022_2/28/
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