West-European Engraving in Siberian Collection: the Problems of Attribution (on the Basis of Yudin’s Collection)

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the study of Siberian bibliophile G. V. Yudin’s West-European graphic arts collection, which is owned by the Krasnoyarsk Regional Local Lore Museum. There is an objective need to give additional information on the attribution of auteur, reproductive and book engravings in art and documentary research. The authors address the authorship attribution through art analysis using stylistic and biographical factors. The article also responds to the problem of relevant translation of proper nouns (artists, engravers, printers, publishers) and texts on graphics. The study presents the results of literary translation of engraving texts (legends, book illustrations, caricatures). The translation is based on the knowledge of characters’ language, intentions of the author and reflects the unity of visual artwork and the literary source