Scholarly record
THE HISTORY OF COPYING THE FRESCOES FROM VELIKY NOVGOROD IN THE PRE-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD
Abstract
In the museums of Moscow, St Petersburg and Veliky Novgorod we can find the best collections of fresco copies from the churches of Veliky Novgorod made at different times by experts from copying workshops of ancient Russian painting. Copies of the frescoes made in the temples before their loss, give an idea about the initial system of such ensembles as the paintings in the Saviour Church on Nereditsa, the Transfiguration Church in Kovalyovo, the Assumption Church in Volotovo. In this research we will focus on the history of copying the ensemble of paintings of the Church of the Transfiguration on Nereditsa in Veliky Novgorod. The Church of the Transfiguration of Our Saviour on Nereditsa Hill is one of the most famous monuments of ancient Russian culture. The church was built by Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovichs order in 1198 and a year later, in 1199, its interior was decorated with fresco paintings. Exceptional art value, unusual unique iconography of the monument have earned it a worldwide fame. Like the Saint Sophia Cathedral, representing the XI century, and the St. George Cathedral of the St. George's Monastery, representing the early XII century, the Church on Nereditsa Hill is considered to be a typological and stylistic architectural standard of the late XII century.
Publication Impact Profile
Publication details
References27
1. In Memory of N.A. Martynov // Russian Archive. 1895. № 5. P. 122
1. Martynov N.A. // The Imperial Moscow Archaeological Society in the First Fifty Years of its Existence (1864-1914). Moscow, 1915. Vol. II. 1. Bibliographic Dictionary of Society Members. P. 294; P. 224.
1. Pivovarova N.V. N.A. Martynov and his Paintings of Ancient Russian Artefacts // the State Russian Museum. Abstracts of the Conference Devoted to the Results on Academic Research Work in 1990. Leningrad, 1991. Pp. 16-18
1. Ibid. Martynov N.A. and his Paintings of Ancient Russian Artefacts // Issues in Studying the History of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Contemporary Activity of Museums. Moscow, 2005. (= Proceedings of the State Historical Museum, Issue 152). Pp. 231-251
1. Ibid. Martynov N.A. // Veliky Novgorod. History and Culture of the 9th-17th Centuries. Encyclopedic Dictionary. St Petersburg, 2007. Pp. 287-288.
2 The Russian State Historical Archive, f. 381, op. 8, d. 2924 a, ll. 105, 132-135.
3 Aksenova G. Russian Style. The Genius of Fedor Solntsev. Moscow., 2009.
4 The Russian State Historical Archive, f.381, op. 8, d. 2924 a, l. 65 ob. (cf.: l. 70 ob., 94 ob., 121).
5 Minutes of the Meeting of the Department of Russian and Slavic Archaeology of the Russian Archaeological Society on February 3, 1862 // Bulletin of the Russian Archaeological Society. St Petersburg, 1863. Vol. IV. Issue 3. Col. 257; Issue 4. Col. 374.
6 The Russian State Historical Archive, f. 381, op. 8, d. 2924a, ll. 107, 138.
7 Report of the Imperial Russian Historical Museum Named After Emperor Alexander III in Moscow for 25 years (1883-1908). Moscow, 1916. P. 124.
8 Mansvetov I. Architecture and Painting of the Oldest Novgorod Churches (on the Archaeological Album of Martynov) // Orthodox Review. 1873. October. Pp. 595-616.
9 Pokrovsky N.V. Wall Paintings in Ancient Greek and Russian Churches // Proceedings of the 7th Archaeological Congress in Yaroslavl. 1887. Moscow, 1890. Vol. I. Tables I-VII.
10 Tolstoy I., Kondakov N. Russian Antiquities in Artefacts. Issue 6. Artefacts of Vladimir, Novgorod and Pskov. St Petersburg, 1899. Fig. 149-156, 158-171, 173-186.
11 Durnovo L.A. The Collection of Artefact Copies of the Ancient Russian Murals from the State Institute of Art History // Annals of the Department of Fine Arts of the State Institute of Art History. Leningrad, 1927. Issue 1. P. 14. Note 3.
12 Vzdornov G.I. History of the Findings and Study of Russian Medieval Painting. The 19th Century. Moscow, 1986. P. 46.
13 Fund of Architectural Graphics of the State Historical Museum, inv. 807 / A-344, depository items 21, 36-39, 40-48.
14 Prokhorov V. Materials for the History of Russian Clothes of the 12th and 13th Centuries. Book IV. Pp. 35-36. Fig. 4; Materials on the History of Russian Clothes. Issue 1. Pp. 77-78, unnumbered tables.
15 Manuscript Archive of the Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences, f. 1, d. 34/1896.
16 Pokryshkin P.P. Report on Major Repairs of the Saviour Church on Nereditsa in 1903 and 1904 // Materials on the Archaeology of Russia. Published by the Imperial Archaeological Commission, No 30. St Petersburg, 1906.
17 The Russian State Historical Archive, f. 789, op. 12 (1902), d. 1 z, ll. 34-36 // The Journal of the 90th Meeting of the Imperial Academy of Arts on November 15, 1904. // Journals of the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1904. St Petersburg, 1905. Pp. 72-73.
18 Ebersolt J. Fresques byzantines de Néréditsi d’après les aquarelles de L. Brajlovsky // Monuments et Mémoires, publiés par l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres. Paris, 1906. T. XIII. Pp. 33–55.
19 Suslov V. The Saviour Church on Nereditsa near Novgorod. On Watercolour Paintings by L. M. Brailovsky and Photos by I. Chistyakov // Artefacts of Ancient Russian Art. St Petersburg, 1908. Issue I. Pict. 1, p. 1. Table 1-2; St Petersburg, 1909. Issue II. Table 1-2; St Petersburg, 1910. Issue III. Pict. 1 p. 1. Table 1-3.
20 N.P. Sychov’s Notebook - Manuscript Archive of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, f. 51, d. 3
20 V.K. Myasoedov’s Notebook – St Petersburg Branch of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences, f. 991, op. 4, d. 32
20 L.A. Matsulevich’s Notebook - St Petersburg Branch of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences, f. 991, op. 1, d. 3
20 Pivovarova N.V. Frescoes of the Saviour Church on Nereditsa in Novgorod: Iconographic Programme of Fresco Painting. St Petersburg, 2002. Pp. 10-11. Notebooks of the Participants of the Expedition. Ibid. Pp. 168-190.
View or Download full articleAccess options
SWS access login
Login as SWS Scientific CommitteeLogin as SWS Scientific PartnerLogin as SWS AuthorAuthors and approved SWS contributors will read and export their own linked papers after identity matching by SWS profile, email and SGEM GlobalID.
For librarian assistance: [email protected]
Purchase Instant Access
- Article can be downloaded after successful payment.
- Article may be used according to SWS library access terms.
- Article cannot be redistributed.
