MONUMENTAL PAINTING IN STONE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF EASTERN GALICIA IN THE SECOND HALF OF XVIII CENTURY. TOPOGRAPHY, COMPOSITIONAL TYPES AND TECHNIQUES OF ILLUSIONISTIC MONUMENTAL ART Cover Image

МОНУМЕНТАЛЬНИЙ ЖИВОПИС У МУРОВАНИХ КАТОЛИЦЬКИХ ХРАМАХ СХІДНОЇ ГАЛИЧИНИ У ДРУГІЙ ПОЛОВИНІ XVIII СТ. ТОПОГРАФІЯ, КОМПОЗИЦІЙНІ ТИПИ ТА ТЕХНІКИ ІЛЮЗІОНІСТИЧНОГО ЖИВОПИСУ
MONUMENTAL PAINTING IN STONE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF EASTERN GALICIA IN THE SECOND HALF OF XVIII CENTURY. TOPOGRAPHY, COMPOSITIONAL TYPES AND TECHNIQUES OF ILLUSIONISTIC MONUMENTAL ART

Author(s): Yaryna Lysun
Subject(s): Cultural history, History of Church(es), Visual Arts, 19th Century, History of Art
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: vault; topography; compositional type; illusionistic monumental art; «di sotto in su»; «сhiaroscuro»; «tenebrise»; quadrature; lineal and aerial perspective; formal characteristics;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to analyze compositional types, topography, methods, and techniques used in the formal solution of mural compositions in the Catholic churches of Eastern Galicia in the second half of the XVIII century. The methodology lies in the usage of art historical methods of stylistic analysis and generally scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction. The scientific novelty of the research is in the analysis of methods and techniques used by Galician masters in the second half of XVII century for implementation of mural compositions that were interpreted, adapted to local artistic traditions. The research can be used in the attribution of saved samples of the monumental art. Conclusions. The monumental painting in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in particular in Galicia, developed in the context of artistic trends in West and Central European countries. Chronologically, the development of monumental painting in Galicia ranged from the thirties until the late XVIII century. As for the formal characteristics of monumental art, in the territory of the Commonwealth, the most common were three compositional types of polychrome: local variation of Italian «quadro riportato», illusionistic and panoramic. The basis of the first is the method of placing of the image on the vault area, framed with imitated or sculpted frame, the second is based on the quadrature and other methods and techniques of illusionistic monumental art, the third includes a panoramic image on the vault. In Galicia, the third type of vault decoration has not become widespread.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 200-204
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian