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Waters of life : the Russian painters of water (1750-1950) / Sutherland Lyall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lyall, Sutherland.
- Series:
- Temporis collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marine painting, Russian.
- Painting, Modern--Russia (Federation)--Themes, motives.
- Painting, Modern.
- Water in art.
- Rivers in art.
- Themes, motives.
- Russia (Federation).
- Physical Description:
- 199 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm.
- Other Title:
- Russian painters of water
- Place of Publication:
- Bournemouth, England : Parkstone, [1999]
- Summary:
- In the days of pastoral, nomadic peoples, long before railroad tracks and modern roads ever existed, it was the rivers, lakes and seas that provided the means of transportation, irrigated the fields, and offered a natural way for people to keep in touch.
- Peter the Great built Saint Petersburg on the waters between the Neva River and the Baltic Sea. There he based the first Russian fleet ever to compete both with the European powers of his times and with his own imagination, inspired as it was by his love of ships and adventure on the high seas.
- The Volga boatmen, singing with great gusto as they accompanied heavy loads of wheat and other cargo along the inland canals of Russia, left a legacy of songs that are still popular today. It is little wonder that Russian painters found such powerful inspiration in the rivers, lakes and seas that flow so abundantly throughout the vast country. A symbol of life, of purity, and of the regeneration of body and soul, water also conveys a sense of danger, the threat of overwhelming force. For Russian poets, writers, and artists, it was often the sight and sound and symbolism of water that inspired them to express a whole range of feelings.
- This new book recaptures the impressions of water in the works of Russian painters from the 18th century onward, now at the Russian State Museum. Amongst the paintings are works by Sylvester Shchedrin and Ivan Aivazovsky, Polenov, Arkhipov, and Repin.
- Notes:
- Illustrated works are in the collections of the Russian State Museum of Russian Painters.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1859955673
- OCLC:
- 42386122
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