The lecture "The Hidden Semantics of Symbolic Images in Monumental Church Painting" is part of the lecture series "Sacred Art."
Event overview
The lecture "The Hidden Semantics of Symbolic Images in Monumental Church Painting" is the third in the lecture series "Sacred Art" hosted by the Narva Museum.
All Christian art, particularly iconography, has been deeply symbolic since the earliest centuries of its existence. This symbolism is inseparable from religious art because the spiritual reality it expresses cannot be conveyed in any other way but through symbols. To gain a deeper understanding of the meaning behind church murals and iconography, the lecturer proposes examining them as a specific type of text from the perspective of semiotics (the study of signs). Attendees will become acquainted with the lecturer's proposed classification of symbolic signs in monumental church painting.
The lecturer, Yuliya Khlystun, a research fellow at the Narva Museum, has dedicated many years to studying the painting programs of Orthodox churches in Ukraine, built from the late 20th to the early 21st centuries. She is the author of numerous scholarly articles and hails from Ukraine. In early March, Y. Khlystun joined the Narva Museum, bringing her expertise and narrow scientific specialization to shed light on previously unexplored aspects of the city's sacred culture.
The lecture will be conducted in Russian.
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The lecture "The Hidden Semantics of Symbolic Images in Monumental Church Painting" is part of the lecture series "Sacred Art," which consists of 5 lectures. It will be of interest to anyone wishing to delve deeper into church art, monumental painting, and the Eastern Christian worldview, which is revealed not only in iconography but also in the painting programs of Orthodox churches. During the lectures, we will discuss the principles of organizing church space and learn to understand the ancient language of sacred symbols. We will carefully examine the painted decoration of Narva's Orthodox churches, making numerous astonishing discoveries.
The lectures will take place from May 18 to June 15, 2022, on Wednesdays at 18:00 in a hybrid format—both in the lecture hall of the Narva Museum and on Zoom. The lectures will be conducted in Russian.
This series of 5 lectures will delight not only art enthusiasts but also professional guides.
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