Suchergebnisse

This studio is a kind of continuation of the research of the wall oil painting complex which was created in the Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral (XI c.) in Chernihiv in the first quarter of the XIX c. and to which the author has dedicated a number of previous publications. The purpose of this publication is to consider and describe in detail the monumental composition which is located on the west wall of the central nave of the cathedral and is one of the largest, to find out the meaning of this composition in the system of paintings of the temple in general, to establish its logical connection with other parts of the wall painting, once again to attract attention to the mural as an important component of the interior decoration of the ancient temple. Research methods. As a work of art is studied, such research methods as description, analysis and interpretation were primarily used. The scientific novelty is that the given composition is described in detail and analyzed for the first time. The iconographic source of the composition «Sinai Legislation» is established, the comparative analysis of a source and a wall composition is made. Conclusions. The location of the composition indicates that it carries a significant educational load, and it reminds believers about the commandments that mankind has pledged to abide itself before the Almighty. These commandments are important both in the Old Testament world and in the New Testament including the composition of the mural that remins of the Divine Law and unites the murals of the northern nave (Old Testament) and the southern nave (New Testament) in a semantic sense.