Zaryanko S. K. Interior View of St Nicholas Cathedral in St Petersburg

Zaryanko S. K.

1818, Lyadovo, Mogilev Province — 1870, Moscow

Interior View of St Nicholas Cathedral in St Petersburg

1843

oil on canvas. 147 х 117
Ж-3650
Received in 1897 from the Imperial Academy of Arts

Period Early 19th century
CategoryInterior
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas I (1825-1855) | St. Petersburg – Petrograd – Leningrad | cathedrals, churches, temples, monasteries

A style of architecture that developed during the time of Empress Elizabeth was “Russian baroque”, which was marked by splendour and native originality. A building that is very typical of this style is the Cathedral of St Nicholas the Miracle-Worker in St Petersburg, which was built to a design by the architect Savva Chevakinsky. Here the artist Sergei Zaryanko depicts the interior of the upper Church of the Epiphany decorated with a richly carved iconostasis.