Sixteenth-century monastic architecture and the incarnation of the sacred on Solovetskii island

L'architecture monastique du XVIe siècle et l'incarnation du sacré aux îles Solovki. Au cours de la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle, le monastère de la Transfiguration, construit sur la Grande île des Solovki, dans la mer Blanche, se dota des moyens techniques et physiques nécessaires pour m...

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Main Author: Brumfield, William Craft
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Language:English
Published: Université Paris-Sorbonne 2004
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Online Access:https://www.persee.fr/doc/casla_1283-3878_2004_num_7_1_981
https://doi.org/10.3406/casla.2004.981
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spelling ftpersee:oai:persee:article/casla_1283-3878_2004_num_7_1_981 2023-05-15T17:11:00+02:00 Sixteenth-century monastic architecture and the incarnation of the sacred on Solovetskii island Brumfield, William Craft pp. 197-222 2004 https://www.persee.fr/doc/casla_1283-3878_2004_num_7_1_981 https://doi.org/10.3406/casla.2004.981 eng eng Université Paris-Sorbonne Paris : Université Paris-Sorbonne PERSÉE : Université de Lyon, CNRS & ENS de Lyon Copyright PERSEE 2003-2019. Works reproduced on the PERSEE website are protected by the general rules of the Code of Intellectual Property. For strictly private, scientific or teaching purposes excluding all commercial use, reproduction and communication to the public of this document is permitted on condition that its origin and copyright are clearly mentionned. article 2004 ftpersee https://doi.org/10.3406/casla.2004.981 2019-01-27T01:07:18Z L'architecture monastique du XVIe siècle et l'incarnation du sacré aux îles Solovki. Au cours de la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle, le monastère de la Transfiguration, construit sur la Grande île des Solovki, dans la mer Blanche, se dota des moyens techniques et physiques nécessaires pour mettre en chantier d'importants projets architecturaux, comprenant l'église principale de la Transfiguration et de solides remparts de pierre. Cet essor était dû à l'action d'un homme particulièrement doué et dynamique, l'higoumène Filipp, qui deviendra plus tard métropolite de l'Église de Russie et sera finalement victime de son conflit tragique avec Ivan le Terrible. Fort du soutien de Novgorod et d'autres villes du nord, ainsi que de celui de Moscou, Filipp démarra un ambitieux programme de construction et d'amélioration qui allait transformer une grande partie de la Grande île des Solovki durant quatre décennies. L'article examine les sources et le style de ces édifices monastiques typiques du XVIe siècle, édifices qui forment l'un des plus grands ensembles architecturaux de la Russie. Ce monastère est, à n'en pas douter, un chef-d'œuvre de la culture médiévale européenne. Sixteenth-century monastic architecture and the incarnation of the sacred on Solovetskii island. Throughout the latter half of the sixteenth century the Transfiguration Monastery on Great Solovetskii Island, in the White Sea, was able to acquire the technical and physical resources necessary to initiate major building projects, including the main Church of the Transfiguration and the massive stone fortress walls. The impetus for this development originated with a gifted and dynamic hegumen, Filipp, the future metropolitan of the Russian church and, ultimately, the victim of a tragic confrontation with Ivan the Terrible. By virtue of support from Novgorod and other northern towns, as well as from Moscow, Filipp embarked on an ambitious program of construction and amelioration that transformed much of Solovetskii Island over a period of four decades. This article examines the sources and the design of these distinctive sixteenth-century monastic buildings, which form one of the greatest ensembles of Russian architecture. Indeed, one can speak of this island monastery as a masterpiece of medieval European culture. Brumfield William Craft. Sixteenth-century monastic architecture and the incarnation of the sacred on Solovetskii island. In: Cahiers slaves, n°7, 2004. L'île et le sacré dans la Russie du Nord. pp. 197-222. Article in Journal/Newspaper Mer Blanche White Sea Persée: Portail de revues scientifiques en sciences humaines et sociales Blanche ENVELOPE(140.018,140.018,-66.663,-66.663) La Grande Île ENVELOPE(-57.681,-57.681,51.400,51.400) Solovki ENVELOPE(35.699,35.699,65.075,65.075) White Sea Cahiers slaves 7 1 197 222
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description L'architecture monastique du XVIe siècle et l'incarnation du sacré aux îles Solovki. Au cours de la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle, le monastère de la Transfiguration, construit sur la Grande île des Solovki, dans la mer Blanche, se dota des moyens techniques et physiques nécessaires pour mettre en chantier d'importants projets architecturaux, comprenant l'église principale de la Transfiguration et de solides remparts de pierre. Cet essor était dû à l'action d'un homme particulièrement doué et dynamique, l'higoumène Filipp, qui deviendra plus tard métropolite de l'Église de Russie et sera finalement victime de son conflit tragique avec Ivan le Terrible. Fort du soutien de Novgorod et d'autres villes du nord, ainsi que de celui de Moscou, Filipp démarra un ambitieux programme de construction et d'amélioration qui allait transformer une grande partie de la Grande île des Solovki durant quatre décennies. L'article examine les sources et le style de ces édifices monastiques typiques du XVIe siècle, édifices qui forment l'un des plus grands ensembles architecturaux de la Russie. Ce monastère est, à n'en pas douter, un chef-d'œuvre de la culture médiévale européenne. Sixteenth-century monastic architecture and the incarnation of the sacred on Solovetskii island. Throughout the latter half of the sixteenth century the Transfiguration Monastery on Great Solovetskii Island, in the White Sea, was able to acquire the technical and physical resources necessary to initiate major building projects, including the main Church of the Transfiguration and the massive stone fortress walls. The impetus for this development originated with a gifted and dynamic hegumen, Filipp, the future metropolitan of the Russian church and, ultimately, the victim of a tragic confrontation with Ivan the Terrible. By virtue of support from Novgorod and other northern towns, as well as from Moscow, Filipp embarked on an ambitious program of construction and amelioration that transformed much of Solovetskii Island over a period of four decades. This article examines the sources and the design of these distinctive sixteenth-century monastic buildings, which form one of the greatest ensembles of Russian architecture. Indeed, one can speak of this island monastery as a masterpiece of medieval European culture. Brumfield William Craft. Sixteenth-century monastic architecture and the incarnation of the sacred on Solovetskii island. In: Cahiers slaves, n°7, 2004. L'île et le sacré dans la Russie du Nord. pp. 197-222.
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