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Pushkin's Fairy Tales

Pushkin's Fairy Tales

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S. Repkina

Each scene from Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tales depicted on this box is accompanied by the corresponding lines from his works. The lid is painted with a series of scenes from The Tale of the Dead Princess; while the sides of the box carry medallions set in exquisite ornament with various images from Pushkin’s other fairy tales, such as Ruslan and Lyudmila, The Golden Cockerel, and The Tale of Tsar Saltan. This box is also a beautiful example of how masterfully the lines of the stories can be woven into the ornament of the miniature.
Artist
S. Repkina
(Russian)
Title
Pushkin's Fairy Tales
Date
1996
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
2 1/2 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.55
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 10, no. 4

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

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