Zherdev Vitalii

Artistic ensemble of the St. Elizabeth orthodox church in Wiesbaden: personalities and tendencies of the German Art

Abstract

St. Elizabeth orthodox church’s architectural and pictorial stylistic and artistic features have been reviewed in the article. German academic schools’ infl uence on the church’s pictorial style, that has made unique work of art diff erent from the parent state’s sacral art, has been analyzed

Keywords

St. Elizabeth orthodox church in Wiesbaden, romanticism, German academic schools, architecture, interior, wall-painting, sculpture

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Zherdev Vitalii