The significance of the works of Renaissance exhibition in the university hall of arts for formation culture of students

The process of formation of the cultural identity of students is considered on the example of the academic level exhibition of the University Hall of Arts, at which the outstanding works of art from the collection of the Ural industrialists and patrons of art Demidovs were presented, including the Madonna del Popolo attributed to Rafael Santi (1509). The problem of attribution of this work is one of the challenges in contemporary world art history. The main information source for the organization of cultural and excursion work with the students was the research of the academician I. E. Grabar. The authors reveal his complex scientific method by which he came to the conclusion that the Madonna del Popolo from Nizhny Tagil is probably proto-original. Thanks to the comprehension of history and theory of the issue, as well as communication with authentic works of the highest artistic value, the exhibition provided an opportunity to the student body not only to join the sphere of high art in the process of interaction between exhibition activity and personality, but also to see the movement of scientific thought in the field of art history. The uniqueness of art lies in its ability to form a stable emotional attitude to the world, which leads to an awareness of the inseparable connection of the individual with culture, forms respect for it and gives an opportunity to evaluate its high achievements. The specifics of the process of involving students in the works of art, presented at the exhibition, consists in complex formation of their cultural identity in the interaction of its regional, national and supranational aspects.