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Suzdalev, Peter. "Vrubel." Soviet artist, 1991 (the photo is taken by me)

This book, found in the Trinity College library, is an abridged version of the publication of three books by art historian Peter Suzdalev dedicated to the unity of his personal and historical-artistic background and significance. This book is the core of my research, as it covers the most significant moments in the study of Vrubel’s life and work - personality, psychological illness, the influence of theater, opera and the works of the Russian poet Lermontov on his work; as well as how the historical context of his artistic practice influenced artist's styles and methods. This is a multifaceted work that combines a review of his biography and an analysis of Vrubel’s art, giving a complete context for the development and formation of this artist.

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Storchay, Oksana. “Myhailo Vrubel Kyiv Creative Period: Sacred Art and Canon Problem.” DOAJ, KNUKiM Publishing Centre, 1 Dec. 2019, doaj.org/article/b9ac87ec2ddc4e04836bdf7842d5491c.

This article written by Oksana Storchay concerns the development of the style and content of Mikhail Vrubel’s work as part of European Art Nouveau. Vrubel worked primarily on themes traditional for Russia and the Russian Empire, which included folklore stories, fairy tales and religious motifs popular in this country. This reading is important for my research as it reveals the path of development of Vrubel’s work and his understanding of both religious canons, traced in many of his paintings, and the influence of fundamental art on him, namely, tracing the artist’s deep understanding of Byzantine and Old Russian art, ancient iconography and traditional color palette. All this will later leave an imprint on his work and this article reveals his development during the period of monumental painting of the “Kyiv period”.

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"Mikhail Vrubel: Six-Winged Seraph—Masterworks." The State Russian Museum, Monarda Arts, 24 Jan. 2015, http://digital.films.com.ezproxy.trincoll.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=59203

(Your need to be on campus to access the resource)

This short documentary film focuses on one of Mikhail Vrubel's less popular works, Six-Winged Seraph, and reveals some important details about the artist's life and work. This painting was painted during the author’s stay in a mental hospital, which is the end of his life and shows the progression of the artist’s illness. In addition, many details of his studies and life are mentioned, namely, the author’s participation in the theatrical life of Russian ballet and the influence of his wife, an opera singer, on the author’s work. Despite the dark and sad component, this period of the author’s life produced many of his significant paintings, revealing the deep-eyed torment of the human soul and reminding viewers and the artistic background of Vrubel.

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Locke, Cathy. “Mikhail Vrubel: Mystic Painter and Russian Symbolist.” YouTube, 1 May 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_jq0OspDRg.

This YouTube video made by Cathy Locke provides a lot of important information for my research as it reveals not only previously unmentioned moments of Mikhail Vrubel's formation as an artist, namely the study of Renaissance art in Venice, but also examines in detail several of his most popular paintings, focusing not only on the biographical development of the author, but also on the creative one. The author reflects on the content and plots of the paintings, how they changed from religious to demonic and from demonic fairy tales and how they were influenced by events in the author’s life. Especially important are comments regarding the author's unique style, which developed from his work with Byzantine mosaics and was later repeated on his canvases.

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Mikhail Vrubel: Mystic Painter and Russian Symbolist

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Psychological Analysis of M.A. Vrubel’s Creative Potential

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Psychological Analysis of M.A. Vrubel’s Creative Potential

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Moliako, V. A. “Psychological Analysis of M.A. Vrubel’s Creative Potential.” Journal of Russian and East European Psychology, vol. 53, no. 5, 2016, pp. 21–36, https://doi.org/10.1080/10610405.2017.1289780.

This article written by Ukrainian psychologist Valentin Moliako is significant for my research because it reveals in more detail the issue of analyzing Vrubel’s psychological portrait and assesses the influence of his psychological state on creativity. In the world of Russian art history, the question of the influence of Vrubel’s illness and his life’s tragedies on his paintings has long been raised, and this work provides a full overview of the features of his medical background. This article is more of a scientific nature than art history, but with a more detailed detailed study, this information could be useful for understanding and analyzing Vrubel's works.

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Art History diary by Daria [@arthistorydiary]. Mikhail Vrubel, The Morning, 1897, Russian State Museum, St Petersburg, Instagram, 14 Nov. 2022, https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck80W7aIsaw/

This Instagram post shows one of Mikhail Vrubel's less popular works "The Morning", however it allows you to see it in detail and analyze the artist's mosaic and chaotic method of applying paint, revealing more information about his working technique, and also comments on the naturist orientation of his paintings, soft forms and a mythological component, which provides more context for the artist’s formal analysis and style. An Instagram post, like other resources in popular media, is not a verified resource and cannot be used in academic research, but if the conclusions drawn from this Instagram post are supported by relevant academic work and analysis, it can be useful.

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Hutter, Irmgard. Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Universe Books, 1971.

(The book is found in the library and the photo is taken by me)

This book evaluates and analyzes the art of Byzantium and Early Christianity, which, according to previous sources, had a significant influence on the worldview and work of Mikhail Vrubel, including architecture, sculpture, panel paintings, book illuminations, as well as icons, mosaics and cloisonne, which, according to many researchers, had an influence on the formation of the artist's style. I believe that this book has a significant role in the research to understand the details of the artist's background and his Kyiv period, which played a significant influence in shaping the mosaic style of his painting.

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Heroes, Monsters and Other Worlds from Russian Mythology

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Heroes, Monsters and Other Worlds from Russian Mythology

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Warner, Elizabeth. Heroes, Monsters, and Other Worlds from Russian Mythology. 1st American ed., Schocken Books, 1985.

(The PDF version of the book exceeds the size limit that I can upload to this padlet for free, so I am attaching a screenshot, but if proof of my access to the resource is required, I can send the file by email or show the text in class)

Since the chosen artist in the second half of his life and career devoted most of his artistic work and decorations created to Russian and overall Slavic folklore, I considered it important to include in this study a source of information about this folklore. This book, written by Elizabeth Warner, gives an overview of the main Russian cultural motifs, which include global ideas and character archetypes, as well as mythological creatures that were often depicted in the paintings of Mikhail Vrubel.