Lanivtsi Altar
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Basic information
- ID
- ФотоЛКГ_С-I-948
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Lanivtsi Altar
- Technique
- gelatin silver sheet film negative gelatin silver print
Additionally
- Genre
- religious
- Provenance
- Photographic archive of the Lviv Picture Gallery
Information about author
Object description
The photograph captures the "Lanivtsi Altar", a 17th-century Renaissance-Mannerist ensemble from the Gallery’s collection. The complex multi-tiered work features a central scene depicting the Virgin and Child with saints, framed by architectural columns, niches containing sculptures of saints, and relief medallions, along with a Latin inscription on the frieze, consonant with the facade decor of the Boim Chapel in Lviv. The nature of the photography indicates that it was taken for internal museum documentation. The altar is photographed against a neutral, mid-tone background. The undeniable value of this photographic document lies in its record of the work’s history at a certain stage of its existence, specifically the state of preservation of the carving details.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
