The Mother of God with Child (detail). 13th -14th c. Western Polissia. Wood (linden board, two inset counter struts, top right), gesso, tempera, gilded. 99.5 x 74.5 x 2.5 cm (painted area 87.5 x 65 cm). Private collection




Oleh Sydor.
Rodovid Press, 2003.
336 p., over 300 color illustrations. Hardbound.
Published in English and Ukrainian editions.
ISBN 966-7845-09-5


 
The Nativity of the Mother of God (detail). 17th c. Radehiv.
106 õ 84.5 õ 2.2+3.3 cm. Private collection.
Archangel Michael (detail). Early 18th c. Zakarpattia. 134 x 18.5 x2.5 cm.
Private collection.



For the first time, 250 works by highly professional and folk artists from the 13th to the early 19th centuries are being “put into scholarly circulation”. This book thereby opens a seminal new page in the study of old Ukrainian icon painting, which has earned itself a notable place in world culture (Viktor Yushchenko, Preface).


 
The Resurrection (Descent into Hell) (detail). First half of the 17th c. Drohobych. 111.5 õ 83 õ 3 cm. Private collection.
Master Kyrylo Kuzko. The Mother of God; Archangel Michael; St. Barbara. 1779. Central Ukraine. Private collection.



This volume is a significant document, a text, which the student of Ukrainian religiosity and/or culture may read in order to improve and deepen our understanding of the unique characteristics of Ukrainian cultural creativity (Dr. Myroslaw Tataryn, Foreword).
 
The Nativity of Christ (detail). First half of the 17th c. Drohobych.
112.5 õ 80.5 õ 3 cm. Private collection.
The Synaxis of the Mother of God (detail). Second half of the 16th c. Turka.
134.5 x 80 x 2.3 cm. Private collection.


The pages of this album are a venue for Ukrainian icons from various times. As part of private collections in different Ukrainian cities – Lviv, Lutsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Cherkasy and Poltava, these artworks of great cultural value have so far been inaccessible to a broader circle of enthusiasts. Finely complementing one another, these masterpieces give a good enough idea of the milestones of old Ukrainian icon painting over 500 years – from the 13th to the junction of the 18th and 19th centuries (Oleh Sydor, Introduction).
 
The Mother of God. Early 18th c. Volyn region.
91 õ 61 õ 2.5 cm. Private collection.
Christ the Vine. Early 18th c. Volyn region.
84.5 õ 60.5 õ 2.5 cm. Private collection.



This publication is the second in a series devoted to "Ukrainian Antiquities in Private Collections." The first was Folk Art of the Hutsul and Pokuttia Regions (2002).
Price: $50.00 U.S. (plus $10.00 for P&H)

Graphic Design:
Iryna Pasichnyk

Introduction Oleh Sydor

Preface Viktor Yushchenko

Foreword Myroslaw Tataryn,

English Translation :
Serhiy Synhaivsky

Editing of English text:
Franklin A. Sciacca
William H. Noll

Iconogragraphical sources:
Oleh Sydor
Taras Loyns'kyi

Publishing Director:
Lidia Lykhach

Printed in Ukraine

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