"On the romantic era of chivalry old days ..."
ARTinvestment.RU   06 марта 2014

In Saratov today Radischevskaya Museum opens exhibition of portrait miniatures XVII - XX centuries. The exhibition - more than 40 portrait miniatures from the museum collection

Source : radmuseumart.ru

Art Museum Radischev
March 6 - April 27, 2014
Saratov, ul. Radyshcheva , 39

In Saratov Art Museum Radischev today opens the exhibition " On the romantic era of chivalry yore ... miniatures XVII - XX centuries . " The new exhibition , which offers visitors Radischev Museum , is unique : it is the first complete portrait miniature representation of a collection of the museum collection. The exhibition includes more than 40 works . It allows you to get acquainted with the history of this art form , its main techniques : watercolor and gouache on parchment paper or cardboard , oil and enamel paint on metal plates ; special paints on china. The most widely used miniature portraits painted with watercolor and gouache paints on a thin (0.3 to 1 mm) plates of ivory. Paint was applied to them with thin brushes so that the bone showed through smears , and in some places remained untouched . Miniaturists used special painting technique - dots and dashes , which merge to form modeled , creating a picturesque backdrop overall portrait. Under the reverse side of the plate is sometimes planted on silver or gold foil to enhance heat or cold tones , depending on the color. To protect the ivory from deformation and paint - from fraying , fragile plates encased in metal frame under glass .

earliest miniatures executed in the XVII century Western artists . Chronologically, the exhibition concludes with works of the twentieth century . Most of the works presented at the exhibition the visitor will see first .

As one of the options origin of the term " miniature " associated with the name of red paint " Minium » (minium), was used to create illustrations in medieval manuscripts on display are also books from the rare book library museum .

classic example of portrait miniatures , combining all the features of this kind of art can be called " Portrait of Count Alexei Razumovsky ." This man's name - one of the most famous in the history of Russian XVIII century. Son of Ruthenian Cossack , who later became a favorite and , according to some memoirs , even the secret husband of Empress Elizabeth . No documentary evidence it is not. But the miniature popular language in the XVIII century allegories and parables support secret love affair Union. Gold frame decorated with a lock of hair portrait of Empress Elisabeth . Thereby medallion as if combines the images of two people - Count Alexei Razumovsky , the image of which is given openly , and his beloved , who embodies a lock of hair .

without exaggeration be called unique two miniature portrait Bartholomew Povich Bogolyubov , who belonged to the circle of people close friends with Alexander Pushkin . In the years 1832-1833 , a friend of the poet, actor and writer NI Kulikov, even reproached Pushkin that he had " no one except hierarchy, not accept ." The existence of other portraits of this man at the moment is not known .

With the advent in the mid XIX century art photography portrait miniatures gradually fade. In the early twentieth century attempt to revive the art of portrait miniature artists have taken that belonged to the famous association " World of Art ." Such works include " Portrait of A. Savelevoj " executed Fyodor Ivanovich Zakharov in 1923. This miniature became , apparently , one of the last works in Russia. In the same 1923 as part of the organizing committee of the exhibition of Russian art in America, he left his homeland forever .

discovery for visitors will certainly be and have never been exhibited " Portrait of Paul Bazhov " website famous " Malachite box" . Thumbnail been executed Kiev artist Vera Sergeevnoj Trofimenko in 1949, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the writer .

In the early twentieth century NN Wrangell with sadness and tenderness wrote about miniatures : " ... that's an art that 's in the past , with whom he has gone forever understanding intimate , delicate and refined ." New exhibition Radischevskaya museum invites visitors to experience the magical charm of these little things that , as a mirror reflects the life of past years , habits , tastes and customs of Russian society the XVIII and XIX centuries .

M. V. Stubble

Source : radmuseumart.ru



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