Nearly forgotten but glorious art, envisionings and historical oddments from the back corners of the internet
Sketches by the architect V. A. Kosyakov, done for the Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt near Saint Petersburg which was built 1903-1913. Signed on the sketches by the civil engineer.
Detail of the first tier choir. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlStucco ornament. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlOrnamental details for the apse. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html Bronze comb for the cornice of the iconostasis. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlMarble candlesticks and icon lamps. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlDoors for the northern and southern entrances with marine motifs. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlSketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlSketch for lanterns for the square near the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlCast lattice for a fence. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlPart of the fence. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.htmlFence. Sketch for the Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island. ca. 1903. Russian. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and wash on paper. Vasily A. Kosyakov, architect. Alexander Viksel, civil engineer. Watermark for PRO. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.rospissten.pro/articles/eskizy-kosyakova.html
I am not sure what collection these are in but they are fantastic. I found them all at the post in the link.
On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.
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