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N. Ravinina

Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (1769–1844) was the most famous Russian fabulist. Some of Krylov’s earlier fables are loosely based on Aesop and Jean de La Fontaine, but later fables are his own creation. The box’s sides represent scenes from the fables Demian’s Fish Soup (on excessive hospitality), The Cat and the Cook (on resorting to action rather than words when authority needs to be exercised), The Wolf in the Kennel (on the futility of negotiating with the cunning enemy), and Trishka’s Coat (on ‘improvements’ that make the original situation worse). The satirical tone of the fables is skillfully captured in these miniature images.
Artist
N. Ravinina
(Russian)
Title
Untitled
Date
2002
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 7/16 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.37
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 12, no. 20

  • Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/18/2006–1/14/2007

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