Wystrój malarski dawnego luterańskiego kościoła w Rodowie jako postulat duchowej jedności lokalnej społeczności ewangelickiej.

Abstract

The painting decoration of the former Lutheran church in Rodowo as a postulate of the spiritual unity of the local protestant communityThe article presents the hitherto unknown decoration of the furnishing of a little Protestant church in Rodowo (near Prabuty, formerly Rodau/Rohdau) in former Ducal Prussia, founded by the local aristocratic Prussia family of the von Schack. After firstly providing an overview of the complicated confessional history of the region, the church, and its patrons, the second part of this article presents the emblematic decoration of church benches based on the "Four Elements," with models for tapestries designed by Charles Le Brun and published in Paris in 1668 (and later in Germany). The original emblems with descriptions of Charles Perrault refer to King Louis XVI as the ideal ruler, but in Rodowo they emphasize the position of the Prussian nobility as the most important social group in the country. The second part of the article presents four unknown easel paintings on the church walls with a symbolic presentation of Lutheran piety connected with Pietism in Ducal Prussia. The entire artistic ensemble in the church refers to the role of noblemen as leaders in the social and religious life of Ducal Prussia.

The interiors of a Protestant church as a sign of social conservativeness of the nobility in the Duchy of Prussia

“…Na rodowskim obrazie przedstawicieli trzech stanów pruskich symbolicznie połączył potrójny nierozerwalny sznur splatany z trzech osobnych, nieco cieńszych idących od broniącego murów władcy, stojącego przy ołtarzu księdza i orzącego ziemię chłopa w kierunku mężczyzny skręcającego je w jedną całość kołowrotu (il. 9-10) 62 .…”