Alexander Nevskiy in the visual art. To the 800th anniversary of birthday of the prince. Great Novgorod

ART TOUR ACROSS RUSSIA: PECHORY - YAROSLAVL - VELIKY NOVGOROD

AN EXHIBITION OF MASTERPIECES OF RUSSIAN PAINTING DEDICATED TO ALEXANDER NEVSKY OPENED IN VELIKY NOVGOROD
"In the exhibition hall of St. Nicholas Cathedral opened the exhibition "Alexander Nevsky in the fine arts. To the 800th anniversary of the birth of the prince". It is interesting because exhibits for it were provided by about 20 museums from different regions of the country. About 30 works of art can be seen at the exhibition. Canvases by famous artists of the XIX-XX centuries are waiting for visitors. The exhibition was prepared by the Patriarchal Council for Culture with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. It was organized by the Humanitarian Projects Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities Perspective, the State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSIZO and ART-Courier Ltd. The exhibition has already travelled to Yaroslavl and the Pskov Region. The final point of the trip is Veliky Novgorod, the importance of which in the life of Alexander Nevsky can hardly be overestimated. We try to transport all works as carefully and accurately as possible for museums to give us new works, which will also travel around Russia in the future".
Ivan Privalov - Scientific Coordinator of the Russian Museums Treasures Project
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NOVGOROD RESIDENTS CAN SEE MASTERPIECES OF RUSSIAN PAINTING DEDICATED TO ALEXANDER NEVSKY
"Our task is to show the uniqueness of the masterpieces collected from all over Russia. Many of them have never left the borders of their regions or have been in storage. They were appreciated by Pskov and Yaroslavl residents and we hope they will find an echo in Veliky Novgorod," said Ivan Yesin, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Managing Director of the Humanitarian Projects Foundation
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ALEXANDER NEVSKY IS ALIVE FOR US
Veliky Novgorod takes an art tour of masterpieces of Russian painting. An exhibition to mark the 800th anniversary of the Prince's birth opened in St. Nicholas Cathedral.
"...I would like to pay special attention to the painting by Fedor Fedorov, because here Alexander Nevsky is depicted as a young man, unaccustomed to us. The work by Pavel Dmitrievich Korin and the film by Eisenstein, where Nikolai Konstantinovich Cherkasov wonderfully played the part of the prince, convinced us that Alexander Nevsky was a mature enough man when he won his landmark battles. And here we see a completely young warrior, surrounded by wiser warriors".
Ivan Privalov - Scientific Coordinator of the Russian Museums Treasures Project
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AT THE EXHIBITION TO MARK THE 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ALEXANDER NEVSKY THE RESIDENTS OF NOVGOROD WILL SEE PAINTINGS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD RUSSIA
In September and October in St. Nicholas Cathedral of the Novgorod Museum Reserve takes place the exhibition "Alexander Nevsky in pictorial art", dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the birth of the prince.
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MORE THAN 33 THOUSAND RUSSIANS SAW AN ART TOUR DEDICATED TO THE 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRINCE ALEXANDER NEVSKY
33.5 thousand residents and guests of the Pskov region, Yaroslavl and Veliky Novgorod managed to see the exhibition "Alexander Nevsky in Fine Art". The art tour through the regions of Russia within the framework of the National Project "Culture" ended on 31 October in the Novgorod Cathedral-modern of the Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky.
The first place where the art tour started on June 8 was the Holy Dormition Pskov-Pechersk Monastery. There till July 10 the exhibition was visited by 14,5 thousand people. From July 21 to September, 5 collection was exhibited in the Yaroslavl Art Museum, where it had time to see more than 7 thousand people. Since September, 16 the exhibition in its walls received Nikolsky Cathedral Museum in Veliky Novgorod. There nearly 12 thousand more Novgorod citizens and guests of the city saw the canvases. Also in each of the cities museum employees provided free guided tours of the exhibition. In total 116 fascinating stories about the paintings were organized.
Recall that the exhibition "Alexander Nevsky in Fine Art" consisted of more than thirty masterpieces from the golden holdings of ROSIZO, the Union of Russian Artists, the Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia and various regional museums and private collections. All in all, the exhibitions featured works by famous artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Viktor Vasnetsov, Viktor Matorin, Yuri Pantyukhin and other masters from 20 Russian museums.
"The National Culture Project provides unique opportunities for non-profit organizations to conduct their educational activities, bringing together residents of different regions of Russia. Apart from residents of cities, our exhibitions have also been seen by tourists, because some of the most attractive regions of the country have been chosen to exhibit. In the future we plan to cover more regions with their unique museums for the citizens who care about the art of our country", - emphasized Ivan Yesin, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Managing Director of the Foundation for Humanitarian Projects.
Moscow, 3 November 2021
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ABSTRACT TO THE EXHIBITION "ALEXANDER NEVSKY IN THE FINE ARTS. TO THE 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRINCE'S BIRTH"
"From the moment of the canonization in 1847 and up to the beginning of XX century Alexander Nevskiy was more often represented on icons and historical cloths as the sacred warrior. Only on the first images of XVI-XVII centuries he is represented in a monastic schema, further such icons were extremely rare. Artists were inspired by the prince's heroic image. The combination of masculinity and holiness, a fine knightly appearance and prayerful piety we see on the icons of the Rybinsk Museum-Reserve, the Yaroslavl Art Museum, the Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum. The last work of the famous academician V.K. Shebuev is also interesting because in the sublime image one can see some softened features of Emperor Nicholas I. Nowadays the search for national identity guides the masters of fine arts to the study of the heroic pages of Russian history, as well as the life and exploits of the Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky. The icons created by Irina Vinichenko and Marina Gracheva continue the best traditions of ancient Russian art. Historical genre in the spirit of Russian academism is successfully mastered by Fedor Fedorov. On his canvas "Take care of this land" painter Dmitry Zarva shows the pure soul of the prince as a child, who for the first time reveals the beauty of his native land. At the same time, in Sergei Marchenko's painting "Truth Behind Us!" we see the hero dragging the warriors behind him to meet the danger. Some of these works - works by M. Gracheva, D. Zarva and S. Marchenko - were created specially for the anniversary of Alexander Nevskiy and are demonstrated for the first time. Especially noteworthy are landscapes by an outstanding painter Peter Ossovsky. A native of Pskov region, he has forever imprinted in his heart the harsh beauty of the region. It is this beauty that inspired the exploits of the Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky and continues to inspire us to this day.
Ivan Privalov is the Scientific Coordinator of the Russian Museums Treasures Project.
Olga Zubricheva, Deputy Director of the Russia - My History Project, curator of the exhibition.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS : Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhail Nesterov, Vasily Shebuev, Alexei Markov, Vladimir Serov, Pyotr Ossovsky, Fyodor Fyodorov, Yuri Pantyukhin, Alexander Bystrov, Alexei Shmarinov, Sergey Kharlamov, Sergey Marchenko, Victor Matorin, Dmitry Zarva, Irina Vinichenko, Marina Gracheva, S. Kofman, V. Ivanov, A. Saplin, Ye. Postnev, P. Mosyagin, A. Buldygin, O. Burova

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXHIBITION "ALEXANDER NEVSKY IN THE FINE ARTS. TO THE 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE BLESSED PRINCE: "Transportation and packing of the Works is carried out by the "Joint Russian-German Enterprise "Hazenkamp-State Russian Museum-SP" by specialized vehicles - "Mercedes Benz" brand vehicles with load-carrying capacity of 3 - 6 tons with all-metal isothermal van equipped with a lift platform (hydroboard), with mandatory pneumatic suspension, climate control to maintain a stable temperature and humidity regime (temperature +18-22 degrees Celsius, humidity -35-50%), with a system of special cargo fastening inside the van, packing crates and accompanied by armed guards of the ROSGVARDIA in the mode of "especially valuable cargo" in accordance with international museum standards, the legislation of the Russian Federation, in particular the Uniform Rules of the organization of acquisition, accounting, storage and use of museum objects and museum collections, approved by Order of the Ministry of Culture of Russia from 23. 07. 2020 No. 827, as well as recommendations of the guiding party". (From the contract between the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture "State Museum and Exhibition Center "ROSIZO" and the artist Fyodor Borisovich Fedorov, Moscow, 29 April 2021)