Dailė Vilniaus miestiečių gyvenime XVII a. II pusėje - XVIII a.: dailės rinkiniai ir municipaliniai užsakymai

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Dailės rinkiniai; LDK kultūros istorija; Magistratas; Meno rinkiniai; Miestiečiai; Miesto šventės; Municipaliniai užsakymai; Valdantysis elitas, paveikslai; Vilniaus gyventojai; Vilniaus magistrato kultūros politika; Vilnius; XVII a. II pusės - XVIII a. dailės istorija; Art collections; Art history of the second half of the XVII century – XVIII century; Civic celebrations; Cultural history of GDL; Cultural policy Vilnius magistrate; Magistrate; Municipal commissions; Municipal commissions of art; Picture; Ruling elite; Townsfolk; Vilnius; Vilnius citizens.

ENThis article is an attempt to throw light on some features of Vilnius townsfolk's patronage. Based on archival material of the town, two aspects of this issue are discussed: the activity of the Magistrate, who was one of the leading patrons in the town, and the way of the evaluation of art in the environment of Vilnius townsfolk. The scope and the types of the municipal commissions of art are presented. The article points out the particular role of the decorations of the civic celebrations, which served as a means of municipal representation. The author analyses the inventories, testaments and other documents to determine the peculiarities of art collections owned by Vilnius citizens. It is pointed out that the size and the variety of the collections depended on social position and development of the owner. The largest collections belonged to the members of the ruling elite of Vilnius and were similar to those of the nobility. In the environment of Vilnius townsfolk artworks fulfilled religious and representative functions. The author takes notice that the character of the Vilnius townsfolk's patronage has hardly changed throughout the whole period. [From the publication]