Icons of Ukraine


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Icons of Ukraine


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Ukrainian Icons


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The Ukrainian Icon 11th - 18th centuries (From Byzantine origins to the baroque)


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Icon painting, the ultimate expression of Orthodox Christian art, reached its zenith in Ukraine between the 11th and 18th centuries. This book spans the entire period, showing the development of the style. The Ukrainian icon is a surprising synthesis of the traditions of Eastern Byzantine art and the stylistic characteristics of Russian icon painting. The introduction of this book explains the stages of development of icon-painting over five centuries in Ukraine’s major Centres of art - Kyiv, Chernihiv, Transcarpathia, Galicia, and Volhynia - and discusses the life and work of the masters of icon-painting. Despite the strict stylistic considerations imposed by the genre, Ukrainian icons display a striking range and variety of backgrounds and contexts. The author has been awarded the Ukrainian Medal of Arts, the Order of Princess Olga.




Icons of Ukraine


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Ukrainian Icons


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For the first time, 250 works by highly professional and folk artists from the 13th to the early 19th centuries are featured in this elegant album, representing a diverse array of times and styles. As part of private collections in different Ukrainian cities--Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Poltava--these works of great cultural value have been previously inaccessible to a broader circle of enthusiasts. Finely complementing one another, these masterpieces clearly illustrate the milestones of old Ukrainian icon painting over 500 years.










Tsars and Cossacks


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Ukrainian Cossacks used icon painting to investigate their relationship not only with God but also their relationship with the Russian tsar. In this groundbreaking study, Serhii Plokhy examines the political and religious culture of Ukrainian Cossackdom, as reflected in the Cossack-era paintings, icons, and woodcuts.