Church on spilled blood
by Elena Nosyreva
Title
Church on spilled blood
Artist
Elena Nosyreva
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The magnificent Church on Spilled Blood is one of St. Petersburg's most memorable landmarks. The church, built at the end of the 19th century, is constructed in a classical Russian style decorated with colorful domes and glazed tiles. Officially consecrated as the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, the Russian Orthodox gem more commonly known as the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood was built to honor Tsar Alexander II of Russia, who was assassinated at the site where the church now stands.
The flamboyant exterior of the building is adorned with icons in a riot of color and becomes more mind boggling the closer you get. Amongst this colorful exterior are 20 granite plaques recording the historic events of Alexander II's reign. Inside there is almost 7,000 sq. meters of Italian marble and over 20 different Russian minerals, embellished with opulent mosaics based on paintings by Nikolai Bruni, Mikhail Nesterov, Vassili Vasnetsov, Andrei Ryabushkin and other religious artists of the late 19th century. Christ and the Apostles are portrayed within the cupola, whilst the walls and pillars are totally adorned with other Biblical scenes or images of saints. Mosaics fill the niches, crevices and cornices and no surface is left bare of embellishment.
Original photography by Elena Nosyreva, digitally enhanced with textures.
© All copyrights reserved by Elena Nosyreva, 2013.
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July 3rd, 2013
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