Panorama "The defeat of German forces at Stalingrad»
1961-1982
oil on canvas
1600 × 12 000 cm
Panorama Museum Battle of Stalingrad, Volgograd
In 1958, after the decision on the construction of the panorama "Battle of Stalingrad", the artists studio of. Grekov went to Stalingrad. At the top of Mamaev Kurgan was built a small wooden pavilion to work on sketches and made complete photography area. In the subsequent work on the panorama emerged authors - H. Booth, Demetrius B., P. Zhigimont, VP Maltsev, G. Marchenko, AM Samsonov, F. and G. Usypenko Prokopinsky. Artists viewed a large number of film and photo documents, the participants got acquainted with the evidence of battle, historical works, were present on the teachings of the Kiev Military District Command VI Chuikov. Advised grekovtsev military group - Marshals Chuikov, AI Eremenko, N. Krylov, Chief Marshal of Artillery NN Ravens. In 1961, the artists have prepared a sketch of the panorama "The defeat of German forces at Stalingrad," the size of a third of original size. However, for a full panorama grekovtsam was to paint the picturesque canvas size 16x120 meters (about 2,000 sq. m.) And create about 1000 square meters. m sets. In the summer of 1980 designers N. Booth, V. Dmitriev, P. Zhigimont, VP Maltsev, G. Marchenko, AM Samsonov, F. Usypenko started to transfer the picture to the canvas, and then - for painting. From the middle of April 1981 authors began work for the establishment of objective plan, which lasted about six months. In the spring of 1982 the creation of panoramas was completed. Panorama area of 2000 square meters. it became the largest art-piece of Russia, one of the largest in the world panorama, which remains the only one written on the theme of the Great Patriotic War.
Cyclorama paintings (360 °):
http://www.volfoto.ru/volgograd/pano...os/?photo=3107
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Volgograd Studies Peter Tarasovich Maltsev:
1-4th - 1962;
5-7th - 1982.