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Assumption Church, Lviv

This church has its own history and prehistory. In the days of prince's Lviv there was wooden church of Three Saints - St.John, Vasil and Gregory. In 1340 during city assault by Casimir III it burnt down.

Preserved monuments of Ukrainian painting are of particular interest. The first iconostasis of Assumption Church was made by artist Fedir Senkovich (died in 1633); in 1630 part of iconostasis was destroyed by fire which was caused by thunderbolt.

Researchers consider that three cycles of the passion of Christ preserved to this day in Assumption Church come from this iconostasis. Other nine icons are considered to be work of Senkovich's apprentice Nikolai Petrahnovich, who was one of the best artists of Lviv in the middle XVII century.

The iconostasis was ordered by Stavropigiyske brotherhood to Petrahnovich and carver Stanislav Driar in 1637. It was in Assumption Church until the second half of XVIII century, and then it was sold to church in Grybovychi Village in Lviv region.

Current iconostasis was created by sculptors Myhailo Filevich and Zbygnev Olendskyi in 1770-1772, and icons might have been painted by Vasil Petranovich. Unfortunately, these icons are not preserved: in 1854-1859 they were repainted by Lviv artist Martin Yablonskyi in Academic classicism. Perhaps, "The Virgin" (1635) is a work of Petrahnovich, which is imbedded above church entrance from Ruska Street.

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N.Petrahnovich was famous and respected; in 1666 he became foreman of Lviv workshop. Judging by his preserved works, including Gribovichskyi iconostasis and masterpiece of old Ukrainian portraiture "Varvara Laghish" (1635, Lviv Museum of Ukrainian Art), Petrahnovich was extraordinary and unique artist who sought to overcome dogmatism of iconographic canons, give lyrical color and vital warmth to traditional images.



As for decorative carvings and sculptures of the altar by M. Filevich, they can serve as a typical example of Rococo art of the second half of the XVIII century. You should also pay attention to several icons of XVII century in side altars, silver Cross made by Lviv artisan Kasjanovich and dated by 1638, big portrait of Konstantin Korniakt painted by West Ukrainian artist Luka Dolynskyi in the end of XVIII - beginning of XIX centuries, bronze candlesticks of Gdansk masters of XVIII century, stained-glass windows (1926-1927) which complement the interior.

One of thems is called "Kievan Rus", another - "Galicain Rus", on the third one the founders of Assumption Church are depicted among which K.Korniakt and Zaporozhian hetman P.Sagaidachnyi who bequeathed large sum to Lviv brotherhood school.

Assumption Church is bright incarnation of creative genius of Ukrainian people and wonderful construction of Renaissance. Such monument could appear undoubtedly in the period of national culture rise, in the atmosphere of intense cultural life. In XVI-XVII centuries there were a lot of talented Ukrainian architects, artists, sculptors, artisans in Lviv.

United workshop of artists, jewelers, casters existed in Lviv in XIV century. It unites about 50 masters (including women, for example, painter Varvara etc). Competition inside workshop and privileged position of the Catholics led to acute conflicts.

In 1596 bishop Solikovskyi ordered to bring out all creations of the Ukrainians from Catholic churches, and he also forbade them to work for Catholic churches. This fact shows maturity and popularity of their art. Next year workshop of Catholic artists arised separately from Ukrainian artists. However, in the beginning of XVII century the first of them was collapsed, and then it was reopened on new basis with Poles, Ukrainians, Armenians.

Lviv masters were famous; they were well known in Krakow, Warsaw, Kyiv, Moldova. The portrait of Jan Sobieski, stored in Florentine Uffizi Gallery, is created according to archive documents by Vasil Petrahnovich. Good reputation was won by the Ukrainian jewelers and blacksmiths.

In the end of XIV century Yatsek-Rusyn was among the best jewelers, in XVI-XVII - Andriy Kasian and Grygorii Ostapovich. Works of Lviv masters were exported to the East - Moscow, and to the West - Venice. Lviv engraving school reached high development in the end of XVI-XVII centuries, it has a connection with achievements of Ivan Fedoriv.

Lviv painters environment was colorful and international. There were Italians and Germans, French and Dutch, Czechs and Armenians, but, of course, most Ukrainians and Poles. Of course, the work of each of them differs by individual characteristics, as well as specific national identity. At the same time the historical conditions of Lviv artists predisposed them to the active perception and assimilation effects from Moldova, Greece, Poland, Crete, Serbia, Italy, Russia and others.

However, in this mixture bright originality of Lviv painting school of XV-XVIII centuries dominated, its originality and significance had great importance in Ukrainian culture. Valuable, unique collection of Galician iconography is stored in Lviv Museum of Ukrainian art.


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