Photo, Print, Drawing Saint Vladimir Monument.
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Title
- Saint Vladimir Monument.
Summary
- This view of the 1853 monument to Saint Vladimir overlooking the Dnieper River is from Souvenir of Kiev, an early 20th-century album showing the main sites of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine and at that time one of the most important cities of the Russian Empire. Prince Vladimir Sviatoslavich (circa 956--1015), or Saint Vladimir the Great, brought Christianity to the medieval polity of Kievan Rus in 988. The monument, some 18 meters high, was designed by sculptor Vasily Demut-Malinovsky (1779--1846). The statue, which is only one quarter of the monument's total height, is by the sculptor Pyotr Klodt (1805--67). It features the figure of Vladimir with a cross in his right hand and a prince's cap in his left hand. The brick and iron pedestal decorated with stars and crosses is by Konstantin Ton (1794--1881). The huge cross held by the saint was originally lit by gas flares, later replaced by electricity, so the statue could be seen at night. The installation of the statue, approved by Tsar Nicholas I, became part of the new Saint Michael's Park, laid out with lawns, avenues, and benches. The 25 views in Souvenir of Kiev are collotypes, made using a chemically-based printing process widely employed before the invention of offset lithography.
Created / Published
- [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1900 to 1920]
Headings
- - Ukraine--Kiev
- - 1853 to 1920
- - Dnieper River
- - Monuments and memorials
- - Parks
- - Rivers
- - Statues
- - Vladimir, Grand Duke of Kiev, circa 956-1015
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 1 photomechanical print : collotype.
- - Original resource at: Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine.
- - Content in German and French and Russian.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Souvenir of Kiev
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021669051
Online Format
- compressed data
- image