Rudenko O. Dybyntsi Ceramics in the Artistic Culture of the Kyiv Region of the 19th–20th Centuries

The artistic identity of the culture in terms of shaping and decoration individuality of the Dybyntsi ceramic works of the 19th–20th centuries were researched in this dissertation. The local specificity of the artistic and figurative language tools of the Dybyntsi ceramists of that period was determined, and the factors that influenced the formation and development of their original pottery tradition in the context of the artistic culture of the Kyiv region were identified. The dissertation reviews scientific works of Ukrainian and foreign scientists providing information about the development of pottery and the artistic originality of ceramics in Dybyntsi. In the context of the outlined topic, the most significant are the achievements of L. Danchenko, M. Ionov, M. Kazakov, O. Klymenko, Y. Lashchuk, F. Lebedyntsev and O. Shkolna. However, the available research sources focus on particular aspects of the activity of this illustrious pottery branch in the Kyiv region, not revealing the essence of Dybyntsi ceramics in its interconnections. The archives of primary sources which reveal various aspects of the activity of the local pottery religious guild brotherhood, the Dybyntsi faience factory of Counts Branicki and the community craft in general, were studied.