Exhibition

Sophia of Polatsk

Sophia of Polatsk

The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus Main building

On 18 April, in order to coincide with the International Day for Monuments and Sites, the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus will display Ivan Dmukhayla’s 1990 painting “Sophia of Polatsk” (1990). It was established in 1983 by the Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), created under UNESCO.

St Sophia Cathedral in Polatsk is an old Christian church and one of the most famous architectural monuments in Belarus. It was built according to the canons of Byzantine architecture on the right bank of the Western Dzvina in the mid-11th century. However, in 1710 an explosion inflicted extensive damage to the cathedral. Several decades later it was rebuilt in the Vilna Baroque style by Johann Christoph Glaubitz. To this day the cathedral’s elegant architecture has been attracting the attention of artists eager to reflect its beauty in their works.

The work by Ivan Dmukhayla (1914–2007), Belarusian lyrical landscape artist, depicts the celebrated cathedral as a natural part of the landscape of the Western Dzvina’s right bank.

The exhibition will be on display until 5 May.

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