Experience in the restoration of the murals of the interiors of the Trinity Gate Church in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra during the period from 1979 to 1991 Cover Image

Досвід реставрації монументального живопису інтер‘єрів Троїцької надбрамної церкви Києво-Печерської лаври в період 1979 - 1991 рр.
Experience in the restoration of the murals of the interiors of the Trinity Gate Church in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra during the period from 1979 to 1991

Author(s): Viktoriia Zaitseva
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Preservation, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra; Trinity Gate Church; murals; restoration; methodology; technical and technological research;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to carry out a comprehensive analysis of scientific approaches and technologies during the cycle of restoration works on the murals of the Trinity Gate Church in the period from 1979 to 1991. Methodology. Specific features of this topic require the use of a new range of research methods based on a comprehensive system-activity approach and analysis of modern technical and technological methods of researching the murals of the church. Scientific novelty. Concretization of previous achievements and losses in the restoration sphere, focusing on the consideration of the tried and tested restoration techniques and the effects of their use on the monument, introduction into scientific circulation of information about the composition of murals materials, and its specifics. Conclusions. The restoration process has enriched the history of the monument with valuable evidence of past restoration interventions, filling in the gaps in existing archival sources. During the restoration process, the restorers discovered the presence of earlier paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 104-109
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Ukrainian