The events in Odessa at 19 September 2020

Copy Art Matters. Exhibition of antique copies

19 September 2020, 11:00
category: exhibition
from 40 to 100 UAH
place: Museum of Western and Oriental art (Pushkinskaya str., 9)

COPY ART MATTERS 16-19 centuries paintings of the #WEartMuseum collections  Exhibition of ancient copies of the 16-19 centuries. from the collection of the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art ❗ For the first time in its 96-year history, the museum displays an exhibition of old copies from the originals of famous Western European artists: Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Ribera and other famous masters of the brush. The large-scale project became possible thanks to the great scientific, restoration and organizational work of the museum staff. The 37 paintings presented make up an interesting and important part of the museum's collection of paintings, which for many decades was kept in the funds and was not accessible to the audience. The reason for this was their poor preservation and the desire to show only originals in museum halls. An important role was played by the negative attitude of museum visitors to copies, which generally reflects the current trend of underestimating the value of such works. However, the highest professionalism of their authors and the beauty of the painting will bring aesthetic pleasure to the viewers of the exhibition and make them see real works of art in them.Copying masterpieces of art, starting from ancient times (remember Roman copies of ancient Greek sculptures), has always been of great importance both as a special type of artistic activity aimed at preserving and distributing the creations of the masters of the past, and as an important teaching factor. It is difficult to name any of the great artists who, at the beginning of their work, would not have been copying under the guidance of their mentors. Copying as a discipline was introduced into teaching in all art academies in Europe. Before starting to work on a copy, the artist had to seriously prepare: to study the technique of preparing the canvas, the manner of the author's work and its technology (that is, the use of certain constituents of the soil, colorful pigments, etc.). The work on the copies helped the young painter not only master technical skills and conduct a "dialogue" with the old master, but also nurtured taste and allowed many artists to reveal their talent. It was a great school, unfortunately lost in our time. Due to wars and natural disasters, the world has lost many beautiful works, but thanks to skillfully made copies, we have an idea of ​​how, for example, the famous painting by the Italian artist Pompeo Batoni "Repentance of Mary Magdalene", famous in the 18th century, looked like the original itself died in Dresden in 1945, but wonderfully painted in 1798 by the Polish artist Augustin Nedzwiecki, a copy gives a unique opportunity to get acquainted with this masterpiece at the exhibition.During the preparation of the project, which lasted several years, it was possible to establish a fairly transparent provenance of most of the paintings. Some were donated to the Odessa City Museum of Fine Arts from the Museum of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1902, others were acquired by the Odessa Society of Fine Arts for the Museum of the Drawing School, and others were kept in private collections. In the early 1920s, they entered the Museum Fund, and from it into our museum. The source of income for some is the Hermitage and private collections. There are paintings whose adventures cannot be conveyed in a few words - for example, a copy from the "Self-portrait of Rembrandt", made in the 17th century. in the workshop of the great Dutchman and acquired by Catherine II for the Hermitage collection (read separate annotation). The study of the paintings and archival documents revealed the names of the authors of several copies. Among them were such famous painters of the 19th century as the professor of the St. Petersburg Academy Grigory Mikhailov, the famous battle painter Franz Roubaud (his panoramas "The Battle of Borodino" and "Defense of Sevastopol" are widely known), the Neapolitan painter Federico Chiappa, the Odessa artist Ekaterina Petrokokino. The Frenchman Paul Leroy and the Englishwoman Anna Allen Olney were associated with Odessa.The exhibition also contains paintings that can be considered copies only with a grain of convention. This is "Portrait of the Doge Antonio Grimani", painted at the end of the 16th century. the presumably Venetian painter Leandro Bassano from a lost original; painting "The Blind" by an unknown Dutch artist of the 17th century. based on the painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, but it is an original work both in the interpretation of images and in its ideological content. Without exception, all the paintings at the exhibition have gone through a restoration process of varying complexity. For many months, the museum restorer Olga Kutsan and all restorers of the oil painting department of the Odessa branch of the NNIRTs of Ukraine have been preparing works for a meeting with the audience. Their technical and technological characteristics were studied by the chemist of the branch Zhanna Borovskaya. Our deep gratitude to these high-level specialists. Cleaned, sparkling with bright colors, antique copies are presented to the audience in order not only to show the high professionalism of their creators, but also to confirm the significance and importance of this ancient art form. Exhibition curator Irina Glebova The exhibition is open daily (except Wednesday) ⏳ 11:00 - 17:00 (weekdays) ⏳ 11:00 - 18:00 (weekends)  Entrance ticket - 40 UAH ‍♀️ Guided tours every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 16:00  Ticket - 100 UAH (entrance + excursion) Pushkinskaya, 9 ________________________________  Display of old copies 16-19 table from the collection of Odessa to the Museum of Western and Western ArtFor its 96-richest history, the museum has presented a display of old-time copies from the originals of famous Western European artists: Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Velasquez, Ribéry and others in their houses. A large-scale project became the mobility of the founders of the great science, restoration and organization of the robot and the collective of the museum. 36 representations of paintings are stored in a tsikava and an important part of the collection of paintings to the museum, but ten years have been collected from the funds and have been taken from the glades. The reason for this bully is that they are saving and pragmatic in the museum halls as they were originally. An important role was played by the negative presentation of information to the museum before copies, as well as in the general presentation of the current tendency of underestimation of the significance of other creations. Protect the high professionalism and the beauty of the painting to deliver to the gaze of the show an aesthetically unhealthy malady, and to make the painting work in them.A copy of masterpieces of mystery, repaired from the ancient hours (guessed by the Roman copies of ancient Greek sculptures), which are of little grandeur and as a special kind of artistic performance, straightening to preserve and expanding the creation of the May It is important to name any of the great artists, who, on the cob of your creativity, do not take care of copies of your mentors. The copy of yak discipline has been introduced in the present at all art academies in Europe. Before Tim, how to begin to work on the copy, the artist is guilty of boulevard training: to learn the technique of shaping the canvas, the manner of the author's robotics to the original and to the technology (so that the singing of the storage soil, the pigments and pigments). 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Some boules were handed over to the Odessa Moscow Museum of Red Mistresses from the Museum of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts 1902, or by the Odessa Association of Red Mistresses for the Museum of the Art School - on the ear of the 1920s, the stench went to the Museum Fund in our museum, and from ny Deyakі create nadіyshli from the Hermitage and from private rings. Є paintings, which you can hardly convey in a few words - for example, a copy from "Rembrandt's Self-Portrait", scho ії Bulo Viconano XVII century. in the maistern of the great Dutch, it was added by Catherine II (details in the abstract). The collection of paintings and archival documents allowed for the knowledge of the names of the authors of the decile copies. Among them were some of the artists of the XIX century, like the professor of the St. Petersburg Academy Grigoriy Mikhailov, the famous battalist Franz Roubaud (widely seen with panoramas "Borodinska battle" and "Defense of Sevastopol"), the neapolitan Fyodorian From Odessa boules were tied by the Frenchman Paul Leroy and the English woman Anna Allen Olny. On the vistavtsi pictures, you can use copies if you don't have a part of intelligence. Tse "Portrait of the Doge Antonio Grimany", which he opened at the end of the XVI century. Imovirno Venezian artist Leandro Bassano from the original; the picture "Slipi" was painted by a nevidomy Dutch artist of the 17th century. behind the motives of the painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder, ale von є with the original creature as interpreted by the images, and for his own ideological zmist.All the paintings have gone through the restoration process of a different kind of folding. With a hand of a bagatokh the museum restorer Olga Kutsan and all the restorers from the Odessa branch of the NNDRTSU of Ukraine were preparing the paintings until they were filled with glances. Їх technical and technological characteristics of the vivchal of chemistry family Zhanna Borovskaya. Our great understanding of the tsim fakhivtsyam of the highest rivnya. The cleaned old-fashioned copies have sunk in yaskravny farbs and wait in front of the eyes, not only to show the high professionalism of their creators, but to solidify the meaning and importance of this ancient kind of art. Iryna Glabova, curator of the show Vistavka pratsyuє schodnya (okrіm middle) ⏳ 11:00 - 17:00 (weekdays) ⏳ 11:00 - 18:00 (last days)  Incoming ticket - 40 UAH ‍♀️ Curatorial excursions for leather Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 16:00  Ticket - 100 UAH Pushkinska, 9 #copyartmatters

The poster of the event — Copy Art Matters. Exhibition of antique copies in Museum of Western and Oriental art