Keywords
Petr Sokolov, Russian Imperial Fine Art Academy, diary, travel journal, Rome, Roman churches,
How to Cite
Zhelnova E. G. Roman Basilicas and churches in terms of pensioner of the Imperial Fine Art Academy Petr Sokolov // The Art of Eurasia, 2020. № 2 (17). P. 255-263. URL: https://doi.org/10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2020.02.016.
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Abstract
This article focuses on the research of the “Italian journal” by academic of historical painting Petr Sokolov (1753–1791). Log keeping was indispensable condition for the pensioners of the Russian Imperial Fine Art academy. P.I. Sokolov wrote the information about arts which he saw in Rome from 1773 to 1778. In our days the Roman journal by P.I. Sokolov is relevant for researchers because they can read the reliable information about Roman period of the artist’s creativity. Analyze a text in Roman journal by P.I. Sokolov author comes to the conclusion that this document contains not only description of paintings, sculptures, mosaics, interior and exterior of basilicae and churches and also many personal views reflecting Sokolov’s preference for art which affected in his own creativity. The “Italian Journal” by P.I. Sokolov is Russian State Historical archive fund in Saint Petersburg and is not published today.
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