SPASO-EVFROSINIE MONASTERY IN POLOTSK: CULTURE OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHURCHES OF THE XII CENTURY

Abstract

The article discusses some buildings and art technologies. These technologies were used by builders and artists in the construction and painting of ancient temples. Such temples were built on the territory of the Spaso-Evfrosinievsky monastery in Polotsk. The article consistently and in detail reflects the steps of the microscopic examination technique. The specific features of soils, pigments, painting layers, author layers of the stratigraphic system of the Transfiguration Church and the tomb-temple of the Polotsk bishops were discovered during the study. In interpreting the results, the cultural identity of the region was taken into account. The comparative analysis of the results was based on the important arguments. The paper presents the generalized materials of the detailed study done by microscopy. The author formulates the concise conclusions on the topic. All data were obtained by empirical and theoretical methods. Based on the data obtained, we made an assumption about the stages of construction and painting of the investigated monuments. In addition, a concept has been proposed. It describes the method for painters to obtain the necessary color schemes in the both temples.