Russian Art - 8 Sculpture
Eighth video about the Russian Art serie. Any doubt? Send me a message.
Historia del Arte:
Land of the Art:
Main characteristic of russian sculpture is monumentality. Has a strong relation with its history and great dramatism. At the beginning it was not very developed due to the prohibition of idolatry. After the changes of Peter I, sculpture began to seem like european sculpture.
Attention: information here extracted from russian wikipedia. Could’t find english source. Suggestions welcome.
Ancient Russia
Scarce, mostly in reliefs in churches. Wood is favourite material.
Reliefs of St. George’s cathedral.
Reliefs in cathedral of Demetrius
Lyudogoschensky cross. Of wood.
Muscovite Period
Polychromed wooden sculptures.
St. George by Vasili Yermolin.
Relief of St. George and the dragon in Rostov Kremlin, XV century.
Relief of St. George and the dragon, XVII century.
John, archbishop of Novgorod.
St. Nicholas.
Imperial Russia - Baroque
Peter I the Great occidentalizes Russia. Interest in classical sculpture.
Summer garden. Full of sculptures. Monument to Ivan Krylov and Venus Tauride, found in excavations in Rome.
Neptune, from unknown author.
Carlo Rastrelli will work for the tsars. The portraits are developed. Peter I. Alexander Menshikov. Anna Ivanovna. Peter I in Mikhailovsky Castle.
In XVIII century baroque sculpture is dominant. More portraits. The Palace of Catherine (already appear in Imperial Period chapter) is full of sculptures. I put a detail of the facade and Atlas.
Nicolas François Guillet: Peter I, Shuvalov.
Fedot Shubin: Ekaterina II, Alexandr Golytsin
The master of all is Étienne Maurice Falconet, french sculpture who makes the Bronze Horseman, the amazing Monument to Peter I the Great.
Imperial Russia – Neoclassicism
Happens at the end of XVIII century.
Fedor Gordeev: Prometheus, tomb of Alexandr Golytsyn.
Ivan Martos: Actaeon copy and in the fountain of Peterhof.
Theodosius Shchedrin: Marsyas, Venus, Diane.
Ivan Prokofiev: Morpheo, Actaeon, Union of the Volkhov and Neva rivers.
Michael Kozlowski: Yakov Dolgorukov burning the decree, Polycrates, Alexander the Great’s vigil, Suvorov in Mars Field, Catherine II.
Samson Fountain in Peterhof: it has sculptures of many authors, among them, Kozlowsky and Martos.
XIX Century
It reflects the develop of the nation and the social concience of russian society. In 1812 happen the war against Napoleon, that generated great patriotism.
Admiralty: the first two images, about nymphs and a fame genius playing the victory.
Triumphal arch in Moscow.
Rostral columns: commemorative columns of a naval battle.
General Staff building: it is in front of Winter Palace.
Lady of milk with broken jug by Sokolov.
Project of tombstone of Kozlowski by Pimenov.
Minin and Pozharski, by Martos, a bronze statue in the Red Square in Moscow, in front of St. Basil cathedral. It commemorates these two persons because they created a voluntary army to end the Period of Troubles in 1612.
Boris Orlovsky: Kutozov and of Barclay of Tolly in Kazan cathedral, Alexander column (two images).
Fiodor Tolstoi: created medallions about the war of 1812.
Galberg: Faun, Portrait of Ivan Martos.
Ivan Vitali: relief in St. Isaac cathedral, Venus, Old fountain in Moscow.
Alexander palace sculptures: first image of the palace, Pimenov, Loganovsky, Kreytan, Podozerov.
Genre scenes: Boy in bath by Ivanov, Peasant in trouble by Chizhov, First Step by Kamensky.
Peter Klodt: one of the greatest. Nicholas I, to Ivan Krylov, in Anichkov bridge (the rest).
Millenium of Russia: patriotic monument to commemorate the 1000 years of russian state. General concept by Mikeshin. Appear many characters of russian history. Painting by Bogdan Villevalde.
Catherine II by Mikeshin, Chizhov and Opekushin.
Pushkin by Opekushin.
Ivan IV by Antokolsky.
XX Century
Ivan Fedorov by Volnukhin.
Pushkin by Robert Bach.
Alexander III by Trubetskoy.
Birth of Fabergé, animal scenes and little figures. Mazeppa by Nicholas Liberia, Cossack by Lanseray, Poodle by Fabergé (they have more animals).
Anna Golubkina: Portrait of Tolstoy, Old Age.
Alexander Matveev: tomb of Borisov-Mutasov.
Sergey Konenkov: Kamneboets, Torso, Nike.
XX Century – Soviet Period
Tatlin tower.
Monument to the Victims in Mars Field.
Lenin in House of Soviets by Anikushin.
Worker and Kolkhoznitsa by Mujina.
XX Century – Great Patriotic War
Liberator Warrior by Vucetic.
Michael Ephrain in Vyazma.
Chernyakhovsky by Tomsky.
1200 Guardians by Mikenas.
XX Century – End of century
Mamayev Kurgan.
Statue of Motherland: a very big statue, similar to a nike commanding the troops for war.
Music: Pólyushko-Pole by Irfan Kaya [Полюшко-Поле]
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