To the Problem of Determining the National Forms of Ukrainian Fine Arts: the Grounds of Cossack Era Icon Painting in the Scientific Researches of the Early XX Century

The aim of the research. The problem of the systematic knowledge formation of the national forms of art is vividly investigated in the modern national art science including the sacred painting as a leading direction in the development of Ukrainian art at the various stages of its history. The important component of scientific art formation requires a thorough scientific and theoretical coverage and generalization. The following article is devoted to the process of the concept formation of Ukrainian icon painting national forms evolution of the Cossack era in the scientific research of the early XX century. The methodology of the research is based on a complex historical-cultural approach, a systematic method, a synchronic analysis of one time interval publications and the structural analysis. The described methodology allows to consider the question of the scientific views gradual formation on the national peculiarities and the direction of Ukrainian icon painting evolution of the Cossack era in the context of the European Baroque style development as a holistic concept. The scientific novelty of the results consists in the objective process formation, identification and representation of the formal-content characteristics, features and high artistic level of monuments of Ukrainian icon painting of the mentioned period based on the research analysis of the early XX century leading specialist. Conclusions. The Ukrainian art science of the beginning of the XX century gained unquestionable success in the study of domestic icon painting national forms of the ХVІ–ХVІІІ century as a period of its highest prosperity. The analyzed materials testify the high professional level of the substantiated scientific concept of Ukrainian icon painting and national uniqueness formation as an independent component of the European artistic process of the considered period