DOI: 10.36871/hon.202103013
Authors
Ye. S. Shyntyapina
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Abstract
The article deals with fairy-tale and mythological motifs in the work of the architect N. P. Krasnov, represented in the decoration of the palace and manor complexes of the Romanov family Dulber and Livadia, as well as the estates of the princes Yusupov in Koreiz and Kokkoz, erected on the territory of Yalta district in 1880–1913. The stylistic continuity of architectural complexes was expressed in the ornament and decorative plastics created by the architect under the influence of Italian Renaissance, Classicist canons and Neo-Moorish elegance. The paper analyzes characteristic features of stylistic interrelations in the considered constructions by N. P. Krasnov, identifying fairy-tale, mythological artistic and figurative motifs in exterior decoration and sculpture. A full-scale study of architectural decoration and sculpture of the palace and manor complexes allows to identify the main fabulous and mythological motifs, borrowed and interpreted by N. P. Krasnov during his work as chief architect of Yalta. The study reveals that, referring to the traditions and historical architectural heritage of the Southern Coast of Crimea and artistic culture of the Mediterranean, the architect interpreted mythological subjects in plastic exterior relief, bas-reliefs and sculpture.
Keywords
architectural complexes by N. P. Krasnov, mythological and fairy-tale motifs, decoration, sculpture
