Illustrating Ivan Kotliarevsky’s Poem “Eneidа” by Foreign Artists

Abstract

The article discusses aspects of visual language of illustrating Ivan Kotliarevsky poem “Еneidа”
by prominent foreign artists of book graphics of Germany, Russia, Bulgaria, in particular, Adalbert
Shtiren, Maxim Ushakov-Poskochyn, Ivan Beketov, Dmitry Biesty, Danielа Zekinа. It is defined
peculiarities of stylistic techniques, means of artistic expression of prominent foreign artists in book
design interpretation of literary images of Ivan Kotliarevsky.
Key words: illustration, “Еneidа”, Ivan Kotlyarevsky, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria, 20th — beginning
of the 21st century.