Karolio Ripinskio litografijos

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Grafikas; Karolis Ripinskis; Lietuvos dailė; Litografija; Litografijos; Portretas; Tapytojas; Graphic artist; Karolis Ripinskis; Lithographs; Lithography; Lithuanian art; Painter; Portrait.

ENThe lithographs by Karolis Ripinskis occupy a significant place in the 19th-century art of Lithuania and are widely spread throughout Lithuania and other countries. K. Ripinskis was a painter and a graphic artist. In his work predominated the portrait genre. The works of this artist, unfortunately, are not fully mentioned in encyclopedias and artists’ dictionaries, in the catalogues of art collections and exhibitions, art histories, albums and articles. This publication deals more thoroughly with the artists’ graphic works, his lithographed prints and book illustrations. K. Ripinskis was born on 5th November 1809 in the Panemunė parish near Vitebsk, where his father played in one of estate orchestras in these environs. The artist resided in Vilnius and made his living from tutoring and commissioned works. His painted pictures graced the churches in Vilnius (St Johns’, St Jacob’s, St Ann’s, the Bernardine, Boni fraters, Vilnius Calvary), Debeikiai, Tytuvėnai and Traupis. R. Ripinskis painted a great number of the portraits of his contemporaries intellectuals, Vilnius University professors, public figures and ecclesiastics, which are marked by the exact physical and moderate inner characteristics of the portrayed.Noteworthy are the portraits of Jonas Zažeckis (1847), the judge Ignas Monkevičius, the poet Jonas Barščiauskas, Mykolas Tiškevičius, Stanislovas ·umskis, the dean of the Îirovicai (Zhirovitsy) Monastery Mykolas Borovskis and others, attracting one by their truthfulness, the beauty of man’s face and psychological characteristics. He also painted portraits miniatures which were more popular with the public. Of interest is the moderately softly painted portrait miniature of Vilnius University Professor Ignas Danilevičius (Lithuanian Art Museum) and others contained in private collections. He also painted watercolors – the portraits of Liudvikas Trinkovskis (1830) and his daughter (1853) and drew some portraits. [From the publication]