Образ святого благоверного князя Александра Невского в русской живописи и печатной графике первой половины XX в.

Abstract

The paper aims to study artistic interpretations of the image of the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky in the Russian visual arts of the first half of the 20th century. Being the patron Saint of the Imperial family Prince Alexander Nevsky becomes one of the Central heroes of the fine arts of the 19th century — temples are actively built in honor of the Saint, monumental paintings are created that popularize him as a Saint, warrior and hero. First half of 20th century — the time of the “revolution” in art, the time of searching for new heroes and methods of creating objects of fine art, and, of course, the time of political events on a global scale. The study focuses on the works of fine art from the point of view of the influence of artistic “isms” and political events on ideological and graphic rethinking of the image of Alexander Nevsky in Russian monumental painting and, actively developing at that time, printed graphics — poster and postcard. The authors examine the works of artists of the Russian style, avant-garde, social realism, define ideological message of the works, and use a selected set of materials to trace the trend of evolution of the image from a Saint to a political leader.