Dailės kūrinio pristatymas Lietuvoje XIX a.
Representation of an artwork in the 19th century Lithuania

Summary/Abstract: Art exhibitions held at the Vilnius University in the early 19th century were sometimes mentioned in art historical research, however, their continuity throughout the 19th century was pretty vague. J. Širkaitė's article "The patronage of art in Lithuania form the 2nd half of the 14th century to the early 20th century" (Investigations into Lithuanian Culture, Vol. 1, Vilnius, 1995, p. 217-269) was the first to throw light on the featuring of exhibitions in the mentioned period. In her present article she makes an attempt to synthesize the picture of art exhibitions held in the 19th-century Lithuania, based on old periodical and scanty archive sources. She makes mention of the first attempts made by professional artists to show their new works to the public as well as of the first group exhibitions presenting the works of art students at the Vilnius University, discusses the ways of displaying works of art in the mid-19th century, highlights the role of Russian intellectuals organizing exhibitions in the 2nd half of the 19th century and the initiatives of the Warsaw artists to jointly present the works of Polish and Lithuanian artists of the period at the end of the century. When presenting joint exhibitions to the reader, the author indicates their aims, initiators and organizers, reviews the spectator's interest in art expositions, the presentation of exhibitions to the public and their critical appreciation. The article points out the unsystematic character of art exhibitions, the absence of their clear concepts, and the inertia of Lithuanian artists to present their works to the general public of Lithuania.

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