“Military Friendship” with Prussia in Russian Art of the 1820–1850s. On the History of Russian-German Artistic Relations in the Era of Nicholas I
Abstract
The article examines the phenomenon of the so-called “military friendship” between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, which formed in the post-Napoleonic era and lasted almost until the Crimean War. It manifested itself not only in the sphere of foreign policy, but also in culture, was widely reflected in the plastic arts, it determined the content and appearance of many official monuments in the era of Nicholas I. These monuments are diverse - these are temples, military monuments, and figurative sculpture. In the case of sacred buildings and partly military monuments, a carefully selected “national” style played an extremely important role: Gothic in Prussia (it was reflected in the projects of K.F. Schinkel) and Russian in Russia (Cathedral of Christ the Savior, monuments in the fields battles of the Patriotic War of 1812 and in Poland). A characteristic feature of many monuments of that era is their certain content and formal similarity, internal connection with German, primarily Prussian and, to a lesser extent, Bavarian monuments. This was due to the personal relations of the Russian emperor with the Prussian royal court and his deepest respect for the memory of the Russian-Prussian alliance. At the same time, Nicholas I, having absorbed German ideas, implemented them on a large scale, corresponding to the role of Russia on the world stage – both in meaning and also in terms of the geography of the installation of monuments, subsequently spreading it to the territory of pacified Poland. The substantive and external similarity of Russian and Prussian military monuments serves as one of the striking examples of cultural ties between countries in the Nicholas era.
Keywords
Russian art of the second quarter of the 19th century; art of Prussia 1820–1850s; Russian-German artistic connections; policy of Nicholas I in the field of art;
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“Military Friendship” with Prussia in Russian Art of the 1820–1850s. On the History of Russian-German Artistic Relations in the Era of Nicholas I // Scientific Papers of St Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts'69. . Issues of the Foreign Art Development. 2024 СПб. : СПб. акад. художеств, 2024. 184 с. C. . https://doi.org/10.62625/2782-1889.2024.59.49.006
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