ГРАВЮРА ІВАНА ФИЛИПОВИЧА З ЛЬВІВСЬКОГО «СЛУЖЕБНИКА» 1759 РОКУ – ОРИГІНАЛ ІКОНИ «СВЯТИЙ ВАСИЛІЙ ВЕЛИКИЙ» 1779 РОКУ

An icon of St. Basil the Great of 1779 found in one of the village churches of the Drohobych region is published. It is established and proved that the original for it was the illustration by the Lviv printer and engraver Ivan Fylypovych to «Sluzhebnyk», published in the Lviv Assumption Brotherhood’s printing house in 1759. It is emphasized that the uniqueness of the figure of I. Fylypovych for the cultural life of Lviv in the 18th century was recognized by the scientific community in the 19th century. However, only in recent decades, researchers have begun to reconstruct the true creative face of the Lviv master. Thus, the idea of I. Fylypovych as an engraver, in particular a master of portrait engraving and the author of at least four graphic cycles, has been significantly expanded. It is stated that the impetus for a deeper understanding of the artist’s figure was the discovery of numerous previously unknown objects of his creative heritage and documents related to his life. It is also noted that in recent studies it was possible to finally establish the fact of Ukrainian ethnic origin of I. Fylypovych. The icon of St. Basil the Great is analyzed in comparison with its graphic sample, the traits of its use and the author’s changes in the composition and execution are shown. This is the first icon identified so far, made according to the original of the most prominent Western Ukrainian engraver of the 18th century I. Fylypovych.

engraver Ivan Fylypovych, illustrations of «Sluzhebnyk» of 1759, icon of St. Basil the Great of 1779, Dorohobych region.