Russian art sheet №26.1859. Foundation of the russian Orthodox Church in Paris / Rosiiskyi kнudozнnii lystok. № 26.1859. Zakladka rosiiskoi pravoslavnoi tserkvy v Paryzнi
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4420
Updated:
05.02.2025
Name:
Russian art sheet №26.1859. Foundation of the russian Orthodox Church in Paris / Rosiiskyi kнudozнnii lystok. № 26.1859. Zakladka rosiiskoi pravoslavnoi tserkvy v Paryzнi
Author:
Vasyl Timm
Original name:
The country of the work of art:
Date:
1859
Type:
Graphics
Technique of implementation:
Graphics, portrait, interior, narrative painting
Materials:
Paper, lithography
Dimensions:
33x49,8 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Г – 32, КП – 305
Location of special signs:
On the back on paper
Description:
The sheet combines four compositions. The top one is multi-figure. In the foreground, on the right, there are figures of 4 men and a lady with an umbrella standing in a pit in front of large blocks of masonry walls of the future building. In the background, in the center - behind the foundation of the future walls - is a white canopy with a cross on top. To the right, in front of the semicircular apse, are figures of two priests and soldiers. On the left are figures of people watching the ritual. The two middle compositions are drawings of the church's facade; on the left, a part of the church interior with a two-tiered iconostasis and figures of people facing it. The lower composition is a portrait in a circle. It is a bust image of a man with wavy, sparse hair, a beard, a cassock, and a cross on his chest. The figure is depicted in a slight turn to the left. Under the upper composition: "The foundation of the Orthodox russian church (February 19)/(March 3), 1859".
General yellowing and soiling of the sheet. Traces of white glue in the corners. In the center, vertical and horizontal bending, leakage at the edges and spots of iron bacteria. In the upper left corner is gray paint staining.
General yellowing and soiling of the sheet. Traces of white glue in the corners. In the center, vertical and horizontal bending, leakage at the edges and spots of iron bacteria. In the upper left corner is gray paint staining.
Circumstances:
It was taken out of the Kherson Art Museum by representatives of the russian federation
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Details of theft
Year of the incident:
2022
Place of the incident:
The Oleksii Shovkunenko Kherson Regional Art Museum
Coordinates (Lat, Lon):
46.62979067231111, 32.609546919505945
Place of last known stay:
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Description of the incident location
It was opened on May 27, 1978, in the former City Hall building, an architectural monument of the early 20th century. As of 2022 (before the robbery), the museum's collection included more than 13 thousand works of art and was one of the most interesting museum collections in Ukraine. It includes works of Ukrainian and foreign painting, graphics, sculpture, and decorative and applied arts. From October 31 to November 4, 2022, the Kherson Art Museum was looted by the russian occupiers, and more than 10,000 of its most valuable exhibits were stolen. The cargo was sent to Crimea, and the works (all or part of them) ended up in the Simferopol Central Museum of Tavrida. It is unknown whether everything is still there.
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