The symbolism of the image of Christ in the Passion cycles of Olena Kulchytska, Osip Sorohtei, Ostap Lozynskyi

Abstract

The article deals with the symbolism of the image of Christ in the Passion cycles of three artists Olena Kulchytska, Osyp Sorokhtei, and Ostap Lozynskyi. The attention is focused on how they interpreted the image of Christ and what idea they put into the Passion theme. The relevance of the study is due to the constant interest of society in religious themes, in particular, in the passionate image of Christ as one of the most eloquent examples of sacrifice and sacrifice. The study of the image of the Savior in the Passion cycle is conducted through the prism of the concepts of E. Levinas, Raymond E. Brown, D. Stott, M. Borg, who considered the significance of Christ's sacrifice, His suffering, mercy and love. It was found that O. Kulchytska in her composition (1915) shows the humble image of Jesus Christ and focuses on his sacrifice. In his Passion cycle (1930-1932), O. Sorokhtei borrows the idea of the Pokuttya “calvary” and presents Christ as an ordinary person-one of us. O. Lozynsky in his project “The Way” (2014) speaks of the importance of the personal relationship between Jesus Christ and man. In our opinion, the creation of these cycles was influenced by the events of the First World War and the Liberation Movement of the Ukrainian people (O. Kulchytska), the events of repression of Ukrainians in the USSR (O. Sorokhtei), and the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war (O. Lozynskyi).