Ukrainian Baroque

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The St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv represents one of the most typical examples of Ukrainian Baroque architecture.

Ukrainian Baroque (Ukrainian: Українське бароко), also known as Cossack Baroque (Ukrainian: Козацьке бароко) or Mazepa Baroque,[1] is an architectural style that was widespread in the Ukrainian lands in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was the result of a combination of local architectural traditions and European Baroque.

History

Thanks to influences from

Ukrainian Orthodox Church and adapt the Church to the challenges of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.[3] Ukrainian Baroque reached its apogee in the time of the Cossack Hetman Ivan Mazepa
, from 1687 to 1708. Mazepa Baroque is an original synthesis of Western European Baroque architectural forms and Ukrainian national Baroque architectural traditions.

Style

St. Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv

Ukrainian Baroque is distinct from the Western European Baroque in having more moderate ornamentation and simpler forms, and as such was considered more

St. Catherine's in Chernihiv.[4] The exterior of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv also underwent significant alterations in the Baroque style.[5] Another example of the style is the Church of St. Elias in Subotiv, where Bohdan Khmelnytsky buried his son Tymish in 1653 after his death in battle.[6] The church is also depicted on the ₴
5 note.

Holy Trinity Church

The best examples of

Holy Trinity Church of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Rapid development in engraving techniques occurred during the Ukrainian Baroque period. Advances utilized a complex system of symbolism, allegories, heraldic signs, and sumptuous ornamentation. From the 17th century onwards, there was also a flowering of baroque literature in Ukraine, which in turn helped lay the foundations for Russian secular literature.[7]

Notable architects

The Ukrainian Baroque sculptor

Tsarskoe Selo, also made contributions to the Ukrainian Baroque style, designing St. Andrew's Church and Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv.[9] The palace is now used as the official residence of the President of Ukraine. The Galician-Italian architect Bernard Merettini designed the ornate St. George's Cathedral, Lviv, used as a mother church by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[10]

Influence

Certain features of the Ukrainian Baroque influenced the

Ukrainian-Canadian community when building their own churches, adapted for the wooden church architecture more typical in Canadian-Ukrainian churches.[13]

Gallery

  • St. George's Cathedral of Vydubychi Monastery, Kyiv. 1696
    St. George's Cathedral of Vydubychi Monastery, Kyiv. 1696
  • Intercession Cathedral of Pokrovskyi Monastery, Kharkiv. 1689
    Intercession Cathedral of Pokrovskyi Monastery, Kharkiv. 1689
  • Holy Intercession Podolsk Church, Kyiv. 1766
    Holy Intercession Podolsk Church, Kyiv. 1766
  • Catherine's Church, Chernihiv. 1715
    Catherine's Church, Chernihiv. 1715
  • Peter and Paul Church of the Hustynia Monastery in Chernihiv Oblast. 1693
    Peter and Paul Church of the Hustynia Monastery in Chernihiv Oblast. 1693
  • Trinity Church of the Hustynia Monastery in Chernihiv Oblast. 1674
    Trinity Church of the Hustynia Monastery in Chernihiv Oblast. 1674
  • Dormition Cathedral, Kyiv.
    Dormition Cathedral
    , Kyiv.
  • Trinity Church, Chernihiv
    Trinity Church, Chernihiv
  • Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
    Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
  • Fragment of the decor of the bell tower of the Saint Sophia Cathedral
    Fragment of the decor of the
    Saint Sophia Cathedral
  • St. Nicholas Cathedral, Nizhyn. It is one of the first Baroque architectural monuments in Ukraine (1653)
    St. Nicholas Cathedral, Nizhyn. It is one of the first Baroque architectural monuments in Ukraine (1653)
  • Church of Ivan the Theologian, Nizhyn. 1757, architect Ivan Hryhorovych-Barsky. There is a noticeable transition from Baroque to Classicism
    Church of Ivan the Theologian, Nizhyn. 1757, architect Ivan Hryhorovych-Barsky. There is a noticeable transition from Baroque to Classicism
  • Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, Izium. 1682
    Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, Izium. 1682
  • Assumption Yeletsky Monastery, Chernihiv
    Assumption Yeletsky Monastery, Chernihiv
  • Dormition Cathedral, Kharkiv
    Dormition Cathedral, Kharkiv
  • Palace for Kirill Rozumovsky, project and facade, Hlukhiv
    Palace for
    Kirill Rozumovsky, project and facade, Hlukhiv

See also

References

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  8. ^ Scherf, Guilhem. "Johann Georg Pinsel, A Baroque Sculptor in 18th-Century Ukraine". Musée du Louvre. Musée du Louvre. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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  11. ^ Власов В. Г. Большой энциклопедический словарь изобразительного искусства В 8т. Нарышкинский стиль
  12. ^ "The Meaning of the Domes in Orthodox Church Architecture". Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (OCA). 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  13. ^ Thomas Kordan, Diana (1988). "Tradition in a New World:Ukrainian-Canadian Churches in Alberta" (PDF). Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada Bulletin. 1 (13): 3. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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