Juozas Ignatavičius ir tarpukario Lietuvos istorinė tapyba
Juozas Ignatavičius and historic paintings of the inter-war period in Lithuania

Summary/Abstract: The article is the first attempt to disclose the artistic biography of Juozas Ignatavičius and to measure the artistic value of his output, the subject not yet touched in the Lithuanian publications on art. Ignatavičius' works are reviewed in the context of the inter-war artistic culture. The author analyses the development of the historic scene painting, points out the major works on this theme and indicates the specific features of this genre. In addition, the popularity of the stylistics of academic realism in the inter-war art is shown. In the conclusion, the author points out the timeliness and actuality of such a genre and asserts that a kind of break in the historic consciousness of society and the shift from romanticism to modern ideas lent marginality to Ignatavičius' works possessing features of amateurish academism.

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