Basic Observations on the Interpretation of the Architectural Object in Fine Arts

In the history of fine arts, the architecture has always been a source for creative interpretations that were built upon various principles. This paper examines the role of architecture as a generator of creative impulses and a carrier of emotional messages in the process of creating a specific work of fine art and painting in particular. The paper mainly focuses on the processes during the first half of the 20th century which built the modern appearance of the Bulgarian painting.