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“The Sack of Benjamin... I am Now Putting it in Order”. One Unfulfilled Vision
https://doi.org/10.51236/2618-7140-2023-6-2-6-21
Abstract
The article is the first to consider Alexander Ivanov's process of drafting the sketches for an unrealized painting based on the Bible story “Joseph’s Brothers Finding a Cup in the Sack of Benjamin”. The paper also considers the artist's discussion of compositional options with his father – historical painter A. I. Ivanov, as well as with famous European masters – Bertel Thorvaldsen, Vincenzo Camuccini, Johann Friedrich Overbeck. Such a dialog and exchange of opinions is of particular importance for understanding the specifics of both Alexander Ivanov's creative personality and the peculiarities of compositional, scenic and figurative approaches to historical painting in the times of classicism.
About the Author
S. S. Stepanova
The State Tretyakov Gallery
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
D.Sc. in History of Arts Principal Research Associate
10 Lavrushinsky Lane, Moscow 119017
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For citations:
Stepanova S.S. “The Sack of Benjamin... I am Now Putting it in Order”. One Unfulfilled Vision. Secreta Artis. 2023;6(2):6-21. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51236/2618-7140-2023-6-2-6-21
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