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- Title
KULTŪR INIS IR ISTORINIS MECENATYS TĖS FENOMENO ĮPRASMINIMAS LDK RENESANSO EPOCHOS LOTYNIŠKAI RAŠIUS IŲ POETŲ KŪRYBOJE.
- Authors
Nekraševič-Korotkaja, Žana
- Abstract
The phenomenon of patronage was a repeated object of study in various forms of art. As far as literary monuments are concerned, this issue was considered to be a precondition for the appearance of a variety of literary works (works of S. Łempicki, А. S ajkowski, А. S kepjan). But if we refer to the ancient literature of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it appears that the authors of that epoch - “the epoch of the omnipotence of the poets able to immortalize events and people” (J. Nowak-Dłużewski) - left from their deserving attention discussions concerning the essence and goals of patronage. Ioannes Visliciensis (in his prose address to the master Pavel Russin from the book Prussian War, 1516) was among the first to draw attention to the connection between the public recognition of a piece of art and the patronage of a famous and authoritarian person. Nicolaus Hussovianus developed his ideas concerning the vital necessity that the prosperity of the state played in patronage in the dedication of the poem Carmen de statura... bisontis (1523) addressed to the Queen Bona Sforza. The poets of the Late Renaissance also dealt with the topic mentioned above. Johannes Mylius, German by birth, the poet laureate of the prince Hrehory Chodkewicz, proved the necessity of extending patronage to sciences, first of all, to philology, not only in his theoretical discourses but also in his poetic works. Of course, here one should note the influence of German humanists, especially Johann Reuchlin. Similar considerations were expressed by Adam Schroether (in the prose dedication of the poem About the Lithuanian river Neman (1682)), also by Franciscus Gradovius (in the epigram to the coat of arms of Radzivil Family from the introduction to the poem Description of the Moscow expedition of Christopher Radzivil (1582)). The Vilna poet Ioannes Radvanus expressed in artistic form his original vision of the image of patronage and its role in society in his book Radivilias, or About life and feats… of Nicolai Radzivil (1592). The fact that the topic of patronage and the protection of sciences was popular and relevant for many poets of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, is testimony of the high spiritual atmosphere which was created, developed and actively promoted by the courts of major magnates of our state in the 16th century. It was namely that epoch which gave powerful stimulus to the spiritual development of many present-day people.
- Subjects
ART patronage; ANCIENT literature; HUMANISTS; SPIRITUAL formation; EPIGRAM
- Publication
Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis, 2011, Issue 60, p25
- ISSN
1392-0316
- Publication type
Article