The masterpieces of Western European painting in the opinion of Russian writers-travelers Cover Image

Arcydzieła malarstwa zachodnioeuropejskiego w opinii rosyjskich pisarzy-podróżników
The masterpieces of Western European painting in the opinion of Russian writers-travelers

Author(s): Bogusław Mucha
Subject(s): Cultural history, Aesthetics, Russian Literature, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the "artistic" trips of Russian writers of the late 18th and 19th centuries. Abroad, mainly to Germany, France and Italy. We were only interested in authors who were fond of Western European painting and studied it on their own observation. Their impressions were used later in the correspondence, memoirs, diaries and works of art. They are also taken into account in our article. Taking into account the chronological criterion, we described the trips of I. Chemnitzer (Paris), D. Fonvizin (Paris, Florence), N. Karamzin (Dresden), V. Küchelbecker (Dresden), V. Zhukovsky (Dresden, Leipzig), N. Ogareva (Dresden), V. Belinsky (Dresden), I. Turgenev (Dresden, Venice, Rome), F. Dostoevsky (Dresden) and V. Botkin (Sevilla). The highest appreciation of the writers-scarecrowers were: Raphael, Rubens, Durer, Titian and Murillo, and the most favorite masterpiece of Russian writers remained for many decades Sistine Madonna Raphael.

  • Issue Year: 1999
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 47-60
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish