ZOOMORPHIC MOTIFS IN RUSSIAN CHINOISERIE INTERIORS
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DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2024-67-70-82
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Information about authors: Mishurouskaya Oksana Evgenievna, Postegraduate of the Department of Russian Art, St. Petersburg Ilya Repin Academy of Arts. (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation). Lecturer. Catholic Institute of Higher Studies. La Roche -sur- Yon. France. Е-mail: oksana.mt@mail.ru
Annotation: The chinoiserie style, which was developed in Russian art in the XVIII century, is characterized by numerous zoomorphic images. This article considers the most widespread stylizations of mythological images of the dragon and phoenix in the decorative design of Russian chinoiserie interiors. The syncretism of the iconographic forms of the phoenix and the Firebird appears to be a result of the synthesis of Chinese, Europen and Russian artistic and cultural traditions. Despite the evolution and transformation of zoomorphic Chinese images in European decorative art, it is believed that in some examples the image of a dragon partially retains its symbolic meaning. For a comprehensive comparative analysis, most of the samples were taken from the interiors of the Monplaisir Palace in Peterhof, the Grand Peterhof Palace, the Palace of Peter III and the Chinese Palace in Oranienbaum.
Keywords: Russian art of the XVIII century, Chinoiserie, rococo, dragon, phoenix, firebird, zoomorphic symbolism.
DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2024-67-70-82
Article ID in the RSCI:
Article file: Download
Information about authors: Mishurouskaya Oksana Evgenievna, Postegraduate of the Department of Russian Art, St. Petersburg Ilya Repin Academy of Arts. (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation). Lecturer. Catholic Institute of Higher Studies. La Roche -sur- Yon. France. Е-mail: oksana.mt@mail.ru
Annotation: The chinoiserie style, which was developed in Russian art in the XVIII century, is characterized by numerous zoomorphic images. This article considers the most widespread stylizations of mythological images of the dragon and phoenix in the decorative design of Russian chinoiserie interiors. The syncretism of the iconographic forms of the phoenix and the Firebird appears to be a result of the synthesis of Chinese, Europen and Russian artistic and cultural traditions. Despite the evolution and transformation of zoomorphic Chinese images in European decorative art, it is believed that in some examples the image of a dragon partially retains its symbolic meaning. For a comprehensive comparative analysis, most of the samples were taken from the interiors of the Monplaisir Palace in Peterhof, the Grand Peterhof Palace, the Palace of Peter III and the Chinese Palace in Oranienbaum.
Keywords: Russian art of the XVIII century, Chinoiserie, rococo, dragon, phoenix, firebird, zoomorphic symbolism.
