Collections of fine art - analyzing the phenomenon
The essay is devoted to a range of theoretical and methodological problems of the phenomenon of art collection and collecting in the study, analysis and understanding - from the perspective of art history research. Outstanding collections have rightfully become paradigms of the history of world culture, linking objects by style, forming a unique subject-spatial environment. Collections of art are characterized by multi-dimensionality - in theirs structure, symbol and token. The collections preserve the works of art and trace the ways of interaction of art forms, show the synthesis of art with other types of artistic activity, demonstrate the artistic priorities of the historical epoch, show the historical and artistic connections of works of art in the subject-spatial environment, reveal new facets of the history of art and the characteristic features of the world art process. The essay actualizes the problem of the terms collection. The study of art collections needs for the use of a specific methodology of the methodological process.