Visualizing Russia : Fedor Solntsev and crafting a national past / edited by Cynthia Hyla Whittaker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Solntsev, F. G. (Fedor Grigorevich), 1801-1892.

Whittaker, Cynthia H., 1941-

Series:

Russian history and culture (Leiden, Netherlands)

Russian history and culture, 1877-7791 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solntsev, F. G. (Fedor Grigorevich), 1801-1892--Criticism and interpretation.

Solntsev, F. G.

Nationalism and art--Russia.

Nationalism and art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Romantic search for a national past was a European preoccupation in the first half of the nineteenth century. In Russia, this process led to the formation of the Russian style that has to today so captivated the world's imagination. While the manifestations of this style are easily recognizable in gleaming gilt, vibrant colors, onion domes, peasant costume, and tsarist regalia, hardly anyone has realized the pioneering and defining role that Fedor Solntsev (1801-1892) played in the development of a Russian national aesthetic. This book rescues Solntsev from obscurity and celebrates his major contributions to the arts, archaeology, architecture, ethnography, icon painting, restoration work, and Russian nationalist ideology as well as place his work in a general European context. Contributors include: Marc Raeff, Wendy Salmond, Richard Wortman, Anne Odom, Irina Bogatskaia, Marina Evtushenko, Olenka Pevny, Irina Reyfman, Nathaniel Knight, Lauren M. O'Connell, and J. Robert Wright.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / C.H. Whittaker

Introduction. Fedor Solntsev And Crafting The Image Of A Russian National Past: The Context / Wendy Salmond and Cynthia Hyla Whittaker

Chapter One. Solntsev, Olenin, And The Development Of A Russian National Aesthetic / Richard Wortman

Chapter Two. A Revolution In Russian Design: Solntsev And The Decorative Arts / Anne Odom

Chapter Three. Solntsev’s Role In Preserving The Treasures Of The Moscow Kremlin / Irina Bogatskaia

Chapter Four. Solntsev And The Reform Of Icon Painting / Marina Evtushenko

Chapter Five. In Solntsev’s Footsteps: Adrian Prakhov And The Representation Of Kievan Rus / Olenka Pevny

Chapter Six. The Material World Of Kievan Rus’ As Depicted In The Historical Novels Of The Nicholaevan Era / Irina Reyfman

Chapter Seven. Russian Ethnography And The Visual Arts In The 1840's And 1850's / Nathaniel Knight

Chapter Eight. Viollet-Le-Duc And Solntsev: Publishing Patrimony In France And Russia / Lauren M. O’Connell

Chapter Nine. Echoes Of Solntsev: Pugin And The Gothic Revival In England / J. Robert Wright

Select Bibliography / C.H. Whittaker

Index Of Subjects / C.H. Whittaker.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-176) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-03915-X

9786613039156

90-04-19185-2

90-04-18343-4

OCLC:

707926734