THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUCHARISTIC THEME IN UKRAINIAN CULTURE IN THE BAROQUE PERIOD AT THE END OF THE 17th - 18th CENTURIES: EASTERN CHRISTIAN TRADITION AND INFLUENCE OF WESTERN EUROPEAN ART

The article highlights the influence of Western European cinema art. XVII - XVIII centuries on Ukrainian sacred art, the basis of which is icon painting. Attention is focused on Eucharistic iconography in Ukrainian church art of the given period. The complex of components of the Baroque style, which permeated Ukrainian culture and expressed its worldview basis, was considered, and what is important, the role of Eucharistic symbolism and its use in various sections of sacred art in general, as well as the role of symbolism in Ukrainian sacred art, were outlined. The figurative essence and individuality of the Ukrainian icon, its exquisite aesthetics, and hence its originality, which distinguished it from other contemporary European icon painting trends and schools, were analyzed. Attention was paid to the functioning of individual art centers that taught icon painting literacy to local painters.