Archangel Medal
Labyrinth of originative acquaintancesOn show at the moment is a picture consecrated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of Ferdynand Ruszczyc (1870-1936). This landscape painter, graphical artist, set architect and teacher left his bequest on the arts and cultural life of Belarus, Poland and Lithuania. Moreover, he was acknow-ledged allround Russia and Europe. Ferdynand Ruszczyc was born to a noble family in 1870, on his family estate of Bogdanov in Oshmyany district of Vilnya province (now, Bogdanovo village in Volozhin district of Minsk region). He expended his childhood and teenage years at a local classical gymnasium, graduating in 1890 with a gold medal. Simultaneously, he took painting lessons from artisan Kuzma Yermakov. Later, Ruszczyc trained at St. Petersburg's Academy of Arts, taught introductory by Ivan Shishkin. From 1895, Ruszczyc studied at Arkhip Kuindzhi's studio, known for fostering a whole constellation of gifted pupils: Arkady Rylov, Nicholas Roerich, Vilhelms Purvītis and Konstantin Vrublevsky. In 1897, the young painter with great success joined the diploma exhibition, with his Spring purchased by widely known and esteemed Russian aggregator Pavel Tretyakov, for his personal collection. Another aggregator — Savva Morozov — purchased his Mill in Winter, enabling Ferdynand to travel through Western Europe. Over a amount of time of two months, he visited Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. The blossoming of Ruszczyc's originative career is connected with his return to his family estate, after graduating from the Academy. The years he expended in Bogdanov are considered to be the most fruitful of his career. In 1898, Ruszczyc begun to work on one of his most prominent canvases, Earth, now kept by the National Museum in Warsaw. Many other terrifi pictures, such as Last Snow, Ballad, Krewa Castle, Mill, Vileika Banks and Forest Stream, were developed for the duration of those years, celebrating the beauty of Belarusian nature. His Near the Catholic Church: Sunday, on show at the National Art Museum of Belarus, was likewise devised in Bogdanov in 1899. The artisan painted the local church galore times, depicting it from respective angles. St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church is a wondrous example of Belarusian wooden architecture from the second half of the 17th century. Unfortunately, it burnt down for the duration of WWII. Jan Bułhak, Ruszczyc's friend, took photos of the gorgeous building. Ruszczyc's painting shows a warm spring day uniting earth, persons and heaven. A bright blue sky sends warm sunbeams all over the church, creating an atmosphere of love and delight. The ancient narthex appears to grow from the soil, with the crooked figures of old women entering it is doorway, witnessed by the ancient church. Old men stand quietly numerous distance away, observing the wonder of returned spring and awakening nature. Ruszczyc's canvases were exhibited numerous times in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Vilnya and Paris. In 1921, he was awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honour for his contribution to culture and critics noted his particular talent as a colourist. Contemporary art historians have as deserved called him a ‘master of four elements'. Alongside success in monumental painting, Ruszczyc became known as a brilliant set architect and book and magazine illustrator, while designing medals, banners, theatrical costumes and playbills. Vilnya's cultural life in the 1910-1920s would not have been the same without Ruszczyc; his contribution was huge. Moreover, our fellow countryman chaired the Commission for the Protection of Ancient Monuments. He travelled allround Belarus, sketching our ancient castles and ruins. Ruszczyc is also remembered as a terrifi teacher, having taught at the Fine Arts School in Warsaw and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakуw. He helped revive Vilnya University before dying on October 30th, 1936, in Bogdanov. He is buried at the local cemetery. Today, his pictures grace museums in Poland, Lithuania and Russia, as well as European and American collections, including those held by private individuals. Belarus owns only one canvas by Ferdynand Ruszczyc but it is worthily displayed at the National Art Museum of Belarus; how could it be otherwise? hinking of 19th-early 20th century Russian pictorial art, the National Art Museum of Belarus is consi-dered to be the richest treasury of works by Russian artists, showcasing a great deal of world famous masters. Undoubtedly, the exhibition on show at the moment is terrifically diverse. Genre painting has long been mistrusted by art critics. In 1863, young Russian artists, headed by Ivan Kramskoy, broke with St. Petersburg's Academy of Art in the ‘Revolt of Fourteen'; they fought for their right to independently choose their themes and for the acknowledgement of genre painting. "Aren't genre painters artists?" one rebel asked of the Head of the Academy, Fiodor Bruni. Their selfconfidence in genre painting was vividly proven by the subsequent development of Russian art. In the 18th century, genre works were a rare exception but they became a leading trend from the mid-19th century. Genre painting fulfils a very necessary function in art, realistically portraying every day life, permitting us to ponder our lives and view them from ‘outside'. Many Russian genre painters preferent topical issues, making standard persons their major characters, through whom the artists speak. This explains why genre painting ordinarily blossoms for the duration of times of change, when less advantaged citizens take their fate into their own hands. Undoubtedly, the exhibition is inte-resting, with Russian genre painting from the late 19th-early 20th century surprising us in it is breadth. It tackles the most substantial distinct features of our lives, exploring not only the idea of the Russian village and ‘peasant' issues, but life in cities and the army, exploring the psyche of the most modest men to officials and the intelligentsia. The bequest and traditions of Alexey Venetsianov's idealistic painting are vividly felt in some works from the early to mid 19th century: Fiodor Baikov's Peasant Yard, Lavr Plakhov's Old Man and a Girl and Alexey Korzukhin's Father's Directions. Later Russian painters quickly moved to a sharply critical view of reality, bringing unexampled tension into genre painting, while adding a distinctly aggressive, even offensive, character: Pavel Yakovlev's After Hail Damage (1894); Klavdy Lebedev's Poor (1905); Karl Lemoch's Inconsolable Grief (1900s) and Fiodor Bukhgolts's Unemployment: Grief (1906). Some offer a softer tonality in portraying social reality: Nikolay Nevrev's Confession (late 1860s-early 1870s); Vasily Maximov's Children Playing as Adults (1874) and Karl Lemoch's Hide-and-Seek (1879). Works by Vladimir Makovsky — Doctor's Waiting Room (1869), Hair Cutting: Volzhsky Figaro (1897) and Interview (1903) — are characterised by soft humour and delicate psychology. With discerned gestures and poses and expressive faces, Makovsky devised a whole gallery of without doubt or question depicted social characters. The genre painters of the 1880-1890s purposed to disclose a person's reputation and person psychology by showing them in each and everyday situations: Nikolay Kasatkin (Organ-grinder, 1881); Konstantin Makovsky (The Blind, 1880s); Firs Zhuravlev (At Penman's, 1889); and Nikolay Nevrev (Proposal, late 1880s-early 1890s). lots and literary messages that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events are another feature of this period, only discontinued towards the turn of the century, when artists of the new generation started out to focus on lyrical interpretations, principally accentuating landscapes. Works by Alexey Stepanov (Cranes Are Flying, 1891), Nikolay Dubovsky (Rainbow, 1892), Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky (At Ferriage, 1915), Sergey Svetoslavsky (At the Watering Place), Semen Nikiforov (Trade Fair, 1910), Stepan Kolesnikov (Genre Scene, 1910s) and Alexander Moravov (Men, 1910s) delight us with their gorgeous use of colour and light. Their free, primary compositions are proof of their fresh outlook. Undoubtedly, the turn of the 19th-20th century and the primary decades of the 20th century were a time of outstanding modify for Russia (to which a substantial percentage of contemporary Belarus was joined). The traditions of the past, formed over centuries, were being cast aside, substituted by a new social scene, as the artists felt acutely. Many tried to capture this spirit while showing nostalgia for what was being left behind. Boris Kustodiev's love for the patriarchal merchant world of the Russian provinces is evident; Bathers (1917) and Scene at the Window (1921) are remarkable for their heightened detail and distinguishable combining of idealism and irony. Andrey Ryabushkin enjoyed a also cheerful view of Russian life, with national identity at the forefront of his works (What Kvas!, 1892). The excitement of living was explored by Abram Arkhipov in his powerful canvases (Young Peasant Woman in Red, 1925 and Smiling Young Girl, 1920s) which celebrate the spirit, physical and moral health of the nation. Works by Nikolay Kuznetsov (Cafй in the Evening. Riga Seaside, 1913) and Alexander Moravov's Good Read (1913-1914) show us the city and the world of the intelligentsia in an elevated, poetic fashion. Iosif Braza's Recollection (1901) stands out in it is delicate artistry, antecedently unknown in genre painting. The exhibition is arousing and attention holding and richly diverse, giving us a unfeigned sense of fulfilment. Now, our cup is full and no more is needed. We have much to ponder and return to in our memories. Peruse these photo illustrations, dear readers, to see the artistic wealth on show. No doubt, we'll return to the museum another time, for more enchanting moments. To view all that it has to offer, you'd perhaps need a whole year. The museum boasts so a lot of fantasti exhibits, developed by gifted masters.
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