Relaţia dintre artă şi Dumnezeu în concepţia lui N.V. Gogol. Studiu de caz: nuvela „Portretul”
The relationship between art and God in N.V. Gogol's conception. Case study: Novel "The Portrait"

Summary/Abstract: Nikolai Gogol’s understanding of Art, Beauty, the role of the Artist in society, were strongly influenced by his religious beliefs. In his well-known novel, The Portrait, his views appear to be more transparent than in the others. For Gogol, the Artist has a huge responsibility, for his Art has the role of turning people towards God. The Painter himself should have a clean soul, because his Art depends on the purity of his soul. The one who does not fulfill his talent sins against God, since his talent is a gift from the Provicence. The purpose of this essay is to review all these ideas, as they are suggested in the novel The Portrait.

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