Decorative Painting of the Demetra Crypt at Kerch as an Object of Documentary Fixation. The Destiny of Watercolours, Drawings and Photographs
Journal: Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art
Year: 2017

The Demeter crypt in Kerch is one of the few painted antique crypts discovered in the 19th — early 20th century in the North Black Sea region, which have survived till nowadays. Unfortunately, unique frescos that decorate the funeral construction were severely damaged in the 20th century. Thus, documents of various types of fixation (watercolours, drawings, photographs) made at the time of the crypt’s discovery and later at different stages of its study, should be considered as an extremely impo