Artleben, Nikolai Andreevich

Nikolay Artleben was born on March 13, 1827 in the city of Vladimir ^[2] . He came from a noble family (according to other sources - the son of a priest). ^{[1] [3]} In 1849 he graduated from the Moscow Palace Architectural School with the title of senior architectural assistant. Since 1851, he worked in Vladimir , first as an architect of the Vladimir Treasury Chamber, since 1856 - as a diocesan Vladimir architect. In 1857 he was appointed to the academicians. From 1866 until his death, he served in the Construction Department of the Vladimir Provincial Government. Since 1867 he was an active member of the Imperial Moscow Archaeological Society , was a member of the Moscow Architectural Society and the Russian Archaeological Society. In 1879, he was approved by the secretary of the Vladimir Provincial Statistical Committee and the editor of the unofficial part of the Vladimir Provincial Gazette. ^{[1] [4] [2]}

N. A. Artleben was actively engaged in the study of Vladimir- Suzdal architecture, the first to scientifically substantiate its originality. He was engaged in the study of architecture and history of the Vladimir region of the XV — XVII centuries, restored ancient structures. In 1858, he inspected the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl . In 1859 he completed the project of restoration of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Vladimir (1190-92). In the same year, together with D. Koritsky carried out the restoration of the Theotokos-Nativity Monastery . The pre-Mongol time monument was demolished and rebuilt, that is, essentially lost. In 1873, on the instructions of the Provincial Construction Committee, he drafted a restoration project for the Golden Gate .

As a member of the Moscow Archaeological Society, he participated in numerous restorations and inspections of monuments. In 1876, he inspected the Smolensk Kremlin , in 1871-1875, the restoration of the Right and Book-Keeping Chambers of the Moscow Printing Yard ^{[5] [1] [4]} (15 Nikolskaya Street , in the yard), which was recognized as exemplary by contemporaries. In 1877, he inspected and participated in the Commission, which considered projects of alterations in the Intercession Cathedral ^[2] . ^[one]

He completed the restoration of the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir and published a separate monograph on this subject, for which he was awarded a large gold medal from the Society of Lovers of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography at the Polytechnic Exhibition in 1872 ^[2] . ^[1] .

The work of N. A. Artleben “Antiquities of the Suzdal-Vladimir Region preserved in architectural monuments within the Vladimir province” was awarded in 1881 a large silver medal of the Russian Archaeological Society ^[2] .

• St. George chapel of the Assumption Cathedral (1862, Vladimir, 56 Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street ) ^[6] ;
• Women's Diocesan School (1864, Vladimir, 1 Dvoryanskaya Street );
• The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (architectural recreation in the Byzantine style) (1872-1873, Murom , Oka Park), has not been preserved ^[7] ;
• An extension of the gallery with a staircase to the abbess’s house in the Assumption Monastery (Vladimir).
• Church of the Holy Trinity (1876, Karabanovo ), not preserved; restored;
• Church of the Trinity Zhivonachalnaya (1882-1885, Elizarovo, Pereslavl region, Yaroslavl region ^[8] ).

• Artleben N.A. Ancient frescoes discovered in the Transfiguration Cathedral. - Proceedings of the Vladimir Provincial Statistical Committee. - 1863.
• Artleben N.A. Tiled stove in apxiere's house in Suzdal // Vladimir Provincial Gazette. - 1863. - Issue. 29 .
• Artleben N. A. Archaeological News of the Pereyaslavsky Spassky Cathedral // Vladimir Provincial Gazette. - 1864. - Issue. 28 .
• Artleben N. A. On the question of architecture of the XII century. in the Suzdal principality. - Proceedings of the 1st Archaeological Congress in Moscow. - 1869. - T. I. - S. 288.
• Artleben N. A. Archaeological Amendment on the Main Church Doors of Dmitrievsky Cathedral // Vladimir Provincial Gazette. - 1874. - Issue. 1 .
• Artleben N. A. Description book of the Vladimir Kremlin of the city. With explanations. 1626 .. - Yearbook of the Vladimir Provincial Statistical Committee. - 1877. - T. I. - S. 131-146.
• Artleben N.A. The Vladimir Kremlin is a city according to the described book of 1626 and according to the plan of 1769. - Yearbook of the Vladimir Provincial Statistical Committee. - 1878. - T. II. - S. 174-190.
• Artleben N. A. Archaeological notes on Vladimir Assumption Cathedral. - Vladimir, 1881.
• Artleben N.A. Ascension Church in Vladimir // Vladimir Provincial Gazette. - 1881. - Issue. 7 .
• Artleben N. A. Inventory of the Theotokos Church in Vladimir. - Yearbook of the Vladimir Provincial Statistical Committee. - 1880. - T. III. - S. 352-366.
• Artleben N. A. Monuments of architecture of the ancient Suzdal region. - Yearbook of the Vladimir Provincial Statistical Committee. - 1880. - T. III. - S. 249-320.
• Artleben N. A. General overview of the monuments of architecture of the ancient Suzdal region. - Vladimir, 1880.
• Artleben N.A., Tikhonravov K.N. Antiquities of the Vladimir-Suzdal region, preserved in architectural monuments within the Vladimir province. - Vladimir, 1880.
• Artleben N.A. Treasury of Moscow Assumption Cathedral // Antiquities. - 1880. - Issue. 8 .
• Artleben N. A. Church in the village. Machine tools // Vladimir Provincial Gazette. - 1880. - Issue. 32 .
• Artleben N.A. Note on the Pereslavl Goritsky Monastery // Vladimir Provincial Gazette. - 1880. - Issue. 33 .
• Artleben N.A. Repair of the Suzdal Cathedral // Vladimir Provincial Gazette. - 1880. - Issue. 44 .
• Artleben N. A. Old wooden church in c. Glotove // ​​Vladimir Provincial Gazette. - 1880. - Issue. 44 .

• N. A. Artleben (obituary) // "Week of the builder" (adj. To the magazine " Architect "), 04/11/1882, No. 15, p. 116-117
• Moscow architects of the time of eclecticism, Art Nouveau and neoclassicism (1830s - 1917): ill. biogr. Dictionary / State. scientific researcher Museum of Architecture A.V. Shchuseva et al. - M .: KRABiK, 1998 .-- S. 24. - 320 p. - ISBN 5-900395-17-0 .
• Moscow Encyclopedia / S.O. Schmidt . - M .: Publishing Center "Moskvovedenie", 2007. - T. I, Book 1. - P. 89. - 639 p. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-903633-01-2 .
• Sobko N. Artleben, Nikolai Andreevich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
• Timofeeva T.P. Vladimir architects N.A. Artleben, I.O. Karabutov, Ya. G. Revyakin. - Vladimir necropolis. - Vladimir, 2000. - T. 3. - S. 37-42.
• Architects of the Russian Empire from the beginning of the 18th century until 1917. Biographical Dictionary / Krasheninnikov A.F. - M .: State Research Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchuseva, 2007. - T. I "A". - S. 239-240. - 288 p. - 2000 copies.

• Artleben Nikolay Andreevich (neopr.) . Reference book of scientific societies of Russia. Date of treatment January 14, 2013. Archived January 28, 2013.