Ікони Страстей Господніх на полотні риботицької манери малярства

The thesis studies fi ve icons of Christ’s Passion painted on canvas in the manner of artists from the town of Rybotychi. It traces the role of iconpainting on canvas among Rybotychi painters. To compare the manner of iconpainting, icons of Christ’s Passion on wood were examined, including one with the signature of master Jakiv from Rybotychi dated 1675. It is the only icon of that iconography and manner with the author’s signature. On the basis of its manner and iconography, an icon from the village of Velykyj Vyslok was dated to the last quarter of the 17th century. Stylistic parallels between this icon and a few other icons on wood were traced. The shape of the canvas and iconography of two icons of unknown origin (from the National Museum in Krakow and the National Museum in Peremyshl) show that Rybotychi masters used common patterns, although these icons were painted by different authors. Based on the similarity of the icon from Krakow museum to Rybotychi icons from the end of the 17th century it was dated to the same time. The other two icons of Christ’s Passion on canvas feature a graphic manner similar to the popular local woodcuts of the time. Based on a 1703 icon from Brusno Nove village, the painting of an icon of unknown origin from the National Museum in Lviv was narrowed to the end of the 17th – beginning of the 18th centuries