Kražių Bažnyčios Didžiojo Altoriaus Paveikslas: Istorinis, Ikonografinis, Stilistinis Aspektai
Kražiai Church Grand Altar Painting: Historical, Iconographic, Stylistic Aspects
Author(s): Darius ŽukauskasSubject(s): History of Church(es), Visual Arts, Aesthetics, 17th Century
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: Kražiai; Benedictines; St. Benedict; St. Scholastica; ecclesiastical art; iconography; baroque;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents wide research on the painting, “Saints Benedict and Scholastica Glorifying Virgin Mary” situated in Kražiai church of Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception. The painting has been analyzed by historic, iconographic and stylistic methods. The picture was painted between 1643 and 1655. It was added to the second altar in the Benedictine monastery church. In 18th c. it was moved to the newly built church and placed into the Grand altar, which perfectly continued the iconography of the painting. The research reveals the multipartite iconography of the painting and the changes after the painting was decorated with silver casings and partially repainted. The article suggests that the main iconographic type of painting is Saint Conversation and that several other paintings can be described as analogs and prototypes.
Journal: LOGOS - A Journal of Religion, Philosophy, Comparative Cultural Studies and Art
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 75
- Page Range: 167-192
- Page Count: 26
- Language: Lithuanian